 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...  Revue Hydrographique - Page 311925Full view - About this book
 | 1825 - 470 pages
...were commanded, " 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 lo'ngitude at sea, for the perfection of the art of navigation."... | |
 | John Vose - 1827 - 262 pages
...and his successors, " 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."... | |
 | 1835 - 904 pages
...of our Ordnance." apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying the tablet 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 perfecting the art of navigation ; our will and pleasure is,... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting - 1861 - 604 pages
...founder and those vrho 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 ;"... | |
 | John Vose - 1834 - 230 pages
...and his successors, " 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."... | |
 | Francis Baily - 1835 - 770 pages
...our astronomical observator, 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 * Probably the letter alluded to in the note in page 33. the so much-desired longitude of places for... | |
 | 1836 - 602 pages
...pounds, and instructions ' forthwith to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the 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 of places, for the perfecting the art of navigation,' &c. The next thing... | |
 | 1836 - 1184 pages
...pounds, and instructions ' forthwith to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the 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 of places, for the perfecting the art of navigation,' 1 8tc. The next thing... | |
 | 1836 - 602 pages
...pounds, and instructions ' 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 And out the so-much desired longitude of places, for the perfecting the art of navigation,' &.c. The... | |
 | 1845 - 862 pages
...Flamsteed'g 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 find the so-much desired longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation.' With... | |
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