 | 1875 - 670 pages
...charge as the first Astronomer Royal. He was particularly enjoined " to apply himself with the utmost care and diligence to the rectifying the tables of...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." FJamsteed... | |
 | United States. Navy Dept - 1877 - 364 pages
...the improvement of navigation. In England, the Astronomer Royal is directed by his warrant of office "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, in order to find out... | |
 | Simon Newcomb - 1878 - 632 pages
...Astronomer Royal was established, which was in 1675, the duty of the incumbent was declared to be " to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence...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 the Art of Navigation."... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1883 - 866 pages
...GREENWICH OBSKKVATOKY. with a salary of £100 a year. The duties of Flamsteed were thus denned — ' forthwith to apply himself, with the most exact care and diligence, to the rectifying the table of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, so аз to find out the so... | |
 | 1878 - 702 pages
...the improvement of navigation. In England, the Astronomer Royal is directed by his warrant of office "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, in order to find out... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1878 - 1086 pages
...improvement of navigation. In England, the Astronomer Royal is directed by hie warrant of office " 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, in order to find out... | |
 | George N. Lamphere - 1880 - 310 pages
...hundred times ; generally the standard stars are measured more than two hundred times. "This work, 'rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens and the places of the fixed stars, for perfecting the art of navigation,' was included in the warrant of^ Charles II. for the erection... | |
 | John Merrifield - 1886 - 376 pages
...Flamstead the first AstronomerRoyal. The words of his commission were : " To apply himself with the utmost care and diligence to the rectifying the tables of...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." LONGITUDE... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - 1887 - 776 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... | |
 | Royal Institution of Cornwall - 1891 - 580 pages
...Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, " to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence in the 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 the perfecting the art of navigation."... | |
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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... 
