 | Philosophical Society of Washington (Washington, D.C.) - 1881 - 902 pages
...the act of Congress, August 3, 1883, to send delegates to Washington for the purpose of fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time, reckoning throughout the globe. More than twenty of these countries had signified, before October... | |
 | 1884 - 420 pages
...be held at Washington in October last, for the purpose of discussing, and if possible fixing upon, a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero...longitude, and standard of time-reckoning throughout the world. The conference was held ; twenty-five nations (including Great Britain) were represented. It... | |
 | Royal Astronomical Society - 1833 - 572 pages
...from twenty-seven States met at Washington on October i, under the presidency of Admiral Rodgers, USN, to fix on a meridian proper to be employed as a common...longitude and standard of time-reckoning throughout the world. After a fall discussion the following resolutions were adopted : — I. " That it is the opinion... | |
 | 1885 - 600 pages
...from twenty-seven States met at Washington on October 1, under the presidency of Admiral Rodgers, USN, to fix on a meridian proper to be employed as a common...longitude and standard of time-reckoning throughout the world. After a fall discussion the following resolutions were adopted :— I. " That it is the opinion... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - 1885 - 688 pages
...City of Washington on October i, 1884, for the purpose of discussing, and, if possible, fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero...longitude and standard of time-reckoning throughout the world, this International Meridian Conference did assemble at the time and place designated ; and,... | |
 | United States - 1886 - 538 pages
...the city of Washington, at such time as he may see fit to designate, for the purpose of fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time reckoning throughout the globe; and that the President be authorized to appoint delegates, not... | |
 | 1888 - 938 pages
...the act of Congress, August 3, 1883, to send delegates to Washington for the purpose of fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time, reckoning throughout the globe. More than twenty of these countries had signified, before October... | |
 | 1891 - 604 pages
...Washington on the 1st day of October next, 1884, for the purpose of discussing, and if possible, fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time reckoning throughout the globe. You will seek the earliest convenient occasion to bring this invitation... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - 1897 - 890 pages
...respecting the approaching international conference at Washington, DC, for the purpose of fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time reckoning throughout the globe, and recommend that the sum of $10,000 be appropriated to enable... | |
 | United States. President - 1897 - 894 pages
...respecting the approaching international conference at Washington, DC, for the purpose of fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time reckoning throughout the globe, and recommend that the sum of $10,000 be appropriated to enable... | |
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October, 1884, for the purpose of discussing, and, if possible, fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time-reckoning throughout the whole world... 
