 | 1845 - 636 pages
...commission, he was directed " to apply himself with the utmost care and diligence to the rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, in order to lind the somuch desired longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation." With what... | |
 | charles black - 1850 - 630 pages
...Observatory: his title in the warrant is 'our astronomical observator;' and his duty is 'to rectify the tables of the motions of the heavens and the '...so as to find out the so much desired ' longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation.' The same object is indicated in the inscription, which... | |
 | 1850 - 604 pages
...Baily's Life, pp. 87-8 ; but particularly Flamsteed's letter to Snerbourne, in the same work, p. 125. tables of the motions of the heavens and the places...stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation." The same object is indicated in the inscription, which... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 608 pages
...Baily's Life, pp. 37-8 ; but particularly Flamsteed'a letter to SliiTbcnii nr, in the same work, p. 126. ought to understand it, or I must be a dunce indeed....before the reader a history of my boyhood and youth. at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation." The same object is indicated in the inscription, which... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - 1850 - 378 pages
...his 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.... | |
 | Robert Grant - 1852 - 686 pages
...his office is " forthwith to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens, and the...find out the so much desired longitude of places for the perfecting the art of navigation." The warrant for the building of the Observatory is dated June... | |
 | John Weale - 1852 - 966 pages
...observatory, for the express purpose, as the warrant of the first Astronomer Royal expressed it, " to rectify the tables of the motions of the heavens and the places...stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation." Through the recommendation of Sir Jonas Moore, Surveyor-General... | |
 | John Weale - 1854 - 1004 pages
...observatory, for the express purpose, as the warrant of the first Astronomer Royal expressed it, " to rectify the tables of the motions of the heavens and the places...stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation." Through the recommendation of Sir Jonas Moore, Surveyor-General... | |
 | David Brewster - 1855 - 584 pages
...then called, was commanded "to apply himself forthwith, with the utmost care and diligence, to rectify the tables of the motions of the heavens, and the...find out the so much desired longitude of places for the perfecting the art of navigation/'2 No further steps seem to have been taken in this important... | |
 | Archaeological mine - 1855 - 420 pages
...observatory, for the express purpose, as the warrant of the first Astronomer Royal expressed it, "to rectify the tables of the motions of the heavens, and the...stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation" Flamstead was chosen to be the first Astronomer Royal.... | |
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our astronomical observer" at a salary of £100 per annum, his duty being "forthwith 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, so as to find out... 
