 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...  The Quarterly visitor, conducted by W. Passman - Page 53edited by - 1815Full view - About this book
 | 1927 - 426 pages
...Royal Observatory was founded at Greenwich in 1675 by Charles II. with a view to " the Rectifying of 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." From that day it has been one of the foremost of the world's observatories,... | |
 | Leonard George Carr Laughton, Roger Charles Anderson, William Gordon Perrin - 1927 - 494 pages
...Royal Observatory was founded at Greenwich in 1675 by Charles II with a view to "the Rectifying of 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." From that day it has been one of the foremost of the world's observatories,... | |
 | 1925 - 674 pages
...remedy these defects, and FLAMSTEED, the first Astronomer Royal, was charged to make observations for " 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 longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation". At the... | |
 | 1925 - 966 pages
...master of arts, 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 the so much-desired longitude of places for the perfecting the art of navigation.... | |
 | Frances Willmoth - 1993 - 274 pages
...goals: the royal warrants stated that Flamsteed should '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-muchdesired longitude of places for perfecting the art of navigation', and... | |
 | Eric Gray Forbes, Lesley Murdin, Frances Wilmoth - 1995 - 1078 pages
...contrast, was required by his warrant of appointment 'forthwith 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'3, and was subsequently provided with sufficient practical means to carry out this instruction.... | |
 | Alan H. Cook - 1998 - 584 pages
...observer: ... forthwith to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying of 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 perfecting the art of navigation.' Flamsteed... | |
 | Michael R. Matthews - 2000 - 474 pages
...was appointed with the charge: "forthwith to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to 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 longitude of places for the perfecting the art of navigation"... | |
 | Robin Eagles - 2002 - 544 pages
...Flamsteed is appointed the first astronomer-royal. fifi, I 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 longitude of places for the perfecting the art of navigation.... | |
 | Christine L. Krueger - 2002 - 216 pages
...II to address the longitude question and was charged to apply "the most exact Care and Diligence to 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 Longitude at Sea, for perfecting the art of Navigation."6 The... | |
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