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Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Charles II: 1660 ... - Page 7
by Great Britain. Public Record Office - 1907
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The Nautical Magazine: A Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected ..., Volume 4

1835 - 904 pages
...right trusty and well-baloved counsellor, SirThomasChicheley, Knight, Master-General of our Ordnance." apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying the tablet of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, so as to find out the so-much-desired...
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Supplement to The Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First Astronomer ...

Francis Baily - 1837 - 96 pages
...Observatory at Greenwich, with a salary ol " £100 a year, and directed to apply himself with the utmost care and diligence " to the rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavenly bodies and places " of the fixed stars, in order to find out the so much desired longitude...
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Notes and Queries

1860 - 568 pages
...his late Majesty Astronomical Observator at Greenwich, with a Salary of 100A a year, and was required to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence...rectifying the Tables of the Motions of the Heavens and Places of the fixed Stars in order to find out the so much desired Longitude at Sea for the perfecting...
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The North American Review, Volume 101

Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1865 - 686 pages
...in succession severally oommissioned and expressly commanded each " to apply himself with the utmost care and diligence to the rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens, and places of the fixed stars, in order to find out the so much desired longitude at sea, for the perfecting...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ..., Volume 220

1866 - 1004 pages
...to be seen, and now, as in aforetime, " our Royal Observator " is " applying himself with the utmost care and diligence to the rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens ; " but he is aided by a staff of able assistants, and instruments of the highest order of perfection,...
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Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy

United States. Navy Dept - 1877 - 364 pages
...the improvement of navigation. In England, the Astronomer Royal is directed by his warrant of office "to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying of the tables of the motions of the heavens and the places of the fixed stars, in order to find out...
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The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1883 - 866 pages
...GREENWICH OBSKKVATOKY. with a salary of £100 a year. The duties of Flamsteed were thus denned — ' forthwith to apply himself, with the most exact care and diligence, to the rectifying the table of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, so аз to find out the so...
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United States Congressional Serial Set, Issue 1000, Part 1999

1878 - 702 pages
...the improvement of navigation. In England, the Astronomer Royal is directed by his warrant of office "to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying of the tables of the motions of the heavens and the places of the fixed stars, in order to find out...
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Reports of Committees: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 48th Congress ..., Volume 1

United States. Congress. Senate - 1878 - 1084 pages
...improvement of navigation. In England, the Astronomer Royal is directed by hie warrant of office " to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying of the tables of the motions of the heavens and the places of the fixed stars, in order to find out...
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 52; Volumes 1891-1892

Royal Astronomical Society - 1892 - 676 pages
...with the duties of the Astronomer Royal as specified in the Royal Warrant, by which he is directed " to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence...rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens and tho places of the fixed stars. . . ." It has been above remarked that after the establishment of order...
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