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" Royal was established in 1765, the duty of the incumbent was declared to be " to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying the Tables of the Motions of the Heavens, and the places of the Fixed Stars in order to find out the... "
The Popular Science Review: A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and ... - Page 268
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Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States ..., Volume 1

John Pinkerton - 1804 - 694 pages
...successors were, " that they should apply themselves with the utmost care and diligence, to rectify the tables of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, in order to find out the so much desired longitude at sea, for the perfecting of the Art of Navigation."...
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The Theory and Practice of Finding the Longitude at Sea Or Land ..., Volume 1

Andrew Mackay - 1809 - 412 pages
...II. in the year 1675, and Mr. Flamstead appointed Astronomer Royal. The words of his commission were, To apply himself >with the utmost care and diligence to the rectifying tbe tables of the motions 'f the heavens, and tbe places of the fixed stars, in order to find out the...
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The Elements of Astronomy: Designed for the Use of Students in the University

Samuel Vince - 1811 - 260 pages
...successors were, " That they should apply themselves with die utmost care and diligence to rectify the tables of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, in order to find out the so much desired longitude at sea, for the perfecting of the art of navigation."...
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A Complete System of Astronomy, Volume 1

Samuel Vince - 1814 - 602 pages
...successors were, " that they should apply themselves with the utmost care and diligence to rectify the Tables of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, in order to find out the so much desired longitude at sea, for the perfecting of the art of navigation."...
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The Quarterly visitor, conducted by W. Passman, Volume 2

William Passman - 1815 - 328 pages
...Flamstead, the first Astronomer Royal, was appointed by King Charles II. " to apply himself,, with all diligence, to the rectifying the tables of the motions...of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, in order to find out the much desired longitude at sea, for the perfecting the art of navigation ;"...
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Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. Gregory ..., Volume 7

John Mason Good - 1819 - 742 pages
...command, tbat he should apply himself with the utmost care and diligence to tiie rectifying the table of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, in order to rind out the so much desired longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation. And...
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The Principles of Hydrostatics: Designed for the Use of Students in the ...

Samuel Vince - 1820 - 472 pages
...successors were, " That they should apply themselves with the utmost care and diligence to rectify the Tables of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, in order to find out the so-much desired longitude at sea, for the perfecting of the art of navigation."...
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A Treatise on Astronomy: Theoretical and Practical

Robert Woodhouse - 1821 - 922 pages
...by them. * The words of the commission that appoints the Astronomer Royal of Greenwich enjoin him, 'to apply himself with the utmost care and diligence...of the Heavens, and the places of the Fixed Stars, in order to find out the so much desired Longitude at sea, for the perfecting the Art of Navigation."...
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An elementary treatise on astronomy

Robert Woodhouse - 1821 - 1068 pages
...by them. • The words of the commission that appoints the Astronomer Royal of Greenwich enjoin him, 'to apply himself with the utmost care and diligence...of the Heavens, and the places of the Fixed Stars, in order to find out the so much desired Longitude at sea, for the perfecting the Art of Navigation."...
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The Portfolio of Entertaining & Instructive Varieties in History ..., Volume 3

1824 - 394 pages
...Woolwich, and appointed Mr. Flamstead his astronomical observer, with the express command that he should apply himself with the utmost care and diligence to the rectifying the table of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, in order to find out the so-much-admired...
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