 | 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 places of the fixed stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude of places for the perfecting the art of navigation/'2 No further steps seem... | |
 | 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 places of the fixed stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation" Flamstead was chosen to be... | |
 | Urbain J.-J Le Verrier - 1855 - 456 pages
...des comètes; les (*) 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 the sea, for the perfection of the art of navigation.... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1857 - 332 pages
...determined to establish a national observatory, for the purpose, as the royal warrant expressed it, of rectifying " the tables of the motions of the heavens...the places of the fixed stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation." The site, after some hesitation,... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1858 - 80 pages
...was deemed necessary to found a National Observatory, " to rectify," as the warrant expressed it, " the tables of the motions of the heavens and the places of the fixed stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation." It was by the advice of Sir... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1860 - 160 pages
...its founder and those who inaugurated its first proceedings. The duty assigned to it was " 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 perfecting the art of navigation;" and... | |
 | 1860 - 568 pages
...Observator at Greenwich, with a Salary of 100A a year, and was required to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying the Tables of the Motions of the Heavens and Places of the fixed Stars in order to find out the so much desired Longitude at Sea for the perfecting... | |
 | Robert Main - 1860 - 56 pages
...accordingly, in the warrant of the first Astronomer Royal, his duty is defined to be, — " to rectify the tables of the motions of the heavens and the places of the fixed stars, in order to find out the so -muchdesired longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation." You... | |
 | 1860 - 394 pages
...accordingly, in the warrant of the first Astronomer Royal, his duty is defined to be, — "to rectify the tables of the motions of the heavens and the places of the fixed stars, in order to find out the so-muchdesired longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation." You... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1861 - 602 pages
...its founder and those who inaugurated its first proceedings. The duty assigned to it was " 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 perfecting the art of navigation ;"... | |
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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 the so much desired... 
