 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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 ;"... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1865 - 686 pages
...in succession severally oommissioned and expressly commanded each " to apply himself with the utmost 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... | |
 | 1866 - 1004 pages
...to be seen, and now, as in aforetime, " our Royal Observator " is " applying himself with the utmost care and diligence to the rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens ; " but he is aided by a staff of able assistants, and instruments of the highest order of perfection,... | |
 | 1867 - 522 pages
...for the payment of his salary, he is styled " our Astronomical Observator ; " and he is directed " forthwith to apply himself with the most exact care...of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, go as to find out the so much desired longitude of places for the perfecting the art of navigation."... | |
 | United States Naval Observatory - 1867 - 732 pages
...Greenwich, is directed by his warrant of office "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, in order to find out the so-much-desired longitude at sea, for perfecting the Art of Navigation;" and... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - 1887 - 676 pages
...which appears to come within the terms of the Royal Warrant directing the Astronomer-Royal ' to rectify the tables of the motions of the heavens and the places of the fixed stars.' "The appointment of a clerk, which has presumably received the sanction of the Admiralty, will, when... | |
 | 1872 - 502 pages
...Astronomer Royal of Greenwich has long had it as part of his warrant of office that he "apply himself to rectifying 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, and perfect the art of navigation." How... | |
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Royal was established in 1765, the duty of the incumbent was declared to be " 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 in order to find out the... 
