 | Philosophical Society of Washington (Washington, D.C.) - 1881 - 902 pages
...with 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...longitude and standard of time, reckoning throughout the globe. More than twenty of these countries had signified, before October last, their acceptance of... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1883 - 662 pages
...States in 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." The delegates from the United States, three in number, are to... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1883 - 662 pages
...in the city of Washington, at such time as ho ma}- 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." The delegates from the United States, three in number, are to... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1884 - 556 pages
...Conference to be held in the city of Washington, 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. The letter of invitation addressed to this country was referred... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1884 - 572 pages
...Conference to be held in the city of Washington, 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. The letter of invitation addressed to this country was referred... | |
 | 1884 - 420 pages
...conference to 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 of longitude, and standard of time-reckoning throughout the world. The conference was held ; twenty-five nations (including Great... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - 1885 - 688 pages
...Conference to be held in the city of Washington 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. The letter of invitation addressed to this country was referred... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - 1885 - 760 pages
...Conference to be held in the city of Washington 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. The letter of invitation addressed to this country was referred... | |
 | 1885 - 600 pages
...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 zero of longitude and standard of time-reckoning throughout the world. After a fall discussion the following resolutions were adopted... | |
 | Royal Astronomical Society - 1833 - 572 pages
...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 zero of longitude and standard of time-reckoning throughout the world. After a fall discussion the following resolutions were adopted... | |
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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... 
