| United States. Congress. Senate - 1877 - 1186 pages
...Whereas, in order to the fiuding out of the longitude of places for perfecting LJ. .„••• l HUI and astronomy, we have resolved to build a small observatory within our partit Greenwich, with lodging-rooms for our astronomical observator aud assistant, ear wil. and pleasure... | |
| Lena Milman - 1908 - 510 pages
...1675, runs as follows : " Whereas, in order to the finding out of Longitude of Places for perfecting of Navigation and Astronomy, We have resolved to build a small Observatory within Onr park at Greenwich, upon the highest Ground at or near the Place where the Castle stood with Lodging-rooms... | |
| 1925 - 840 pages
...time being, and to all and to every of them." " Warrant for Buildint/ fht Observatory. " CllABLES BEX. "WHEREAS, in order to the finding out of the longitude...perfecting navigation and astronomy, we have resolved to bnild a small observatory within our park at Greenwich, upon the highest ground, at or near the place... | |
| Robert Hanbury Brown - 1986 - 210 pages
...of the 'scientific civil service'. To quote the warrant from Charles II, the Observatory was founded 'in order to the finding out of the longitude of places for perfecting navigation and astronomy'. Progress proved to be rather slow, which is not surprising in view of the fact that the King provided... | |
| Frances Willmoth - 1993 - 274 pages
...so-muchdesired longitude of places for perfecting the art of navigation', and that the Observatory's aim was 'the finding out of the longitude of places for perfecting navigation and astronomy', and this remained the primary justification for its existence. Flamsteed and others applied his results... | |
| Eric Gray Forbes, Lesley Murdin, Frances Wilmoth - 1995 - 1010 pages
...the papers of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, at Cambridge University Library (RGO 1/40, f. 61V). Whereas in order to the finding out of the longitude [of] places for perfecteing Navigation and Astronomy Wee have resolved to build a small observatorie within our Parke... | |
| Alan Gurney - 2004 - 332 pages
...tears, Charles signed a Royal War rant to build an observatory: "Whereas, in order to the finding out of longitude of places for perfecting navigation and...build a small observatory within Our Park at Greenwich . . . with lodging room for Our Astronomical Observator and Assistant." A few days later, Sir Christopher... | |
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