 | James Samuelson, Henry Lawson, William Sweetland Dallas - 1872 - 504 pages
...commanded 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, so as to find out the so-much-desired longitude of places for the perfecting the art of navigation."... | |
 | 1874 - 614 pages
...Observatory at Greenwich was built in the reign of Charles II. ' for the rectifying the , tables of the motions ' of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, so as ' to find out the longitudes of places for the perfecting the art ' of navigation.' Flamsteed,... | |
 | 1875 - 670 pages
...particularly enjoined " 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 out the so much desired longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation." FJamsteed said " that after... | |
 | 1875 - 844 pages
...Royal Observatory at Greenwich was built in the reign of Charles II. " for the rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, so as to find out the longitudes of places for the perfecting the art of navigation." Flamsteed, a... | |
 | 1876 - 322 pages
..." 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."... | |
 | United States. Navy Dept - 1877 - 364 pages
...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 the so much desired longitnde at sea for perfecting the art of navigation ;'' and the present Astronomer... | |
 | Simon Newcomb - 1878 - 592 pages
...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 so much desired Longitude at Sea for the perfecting the Art of Navigation." The reward above referred... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1878 - 1086 pages
...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 the so much desired longitude at sea for perfecting the art of navigation "; and the present Astronomer... | |
 | 1878 - 702 pages
...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 the so much desired longitude at sea for perfecting the art of navigation ;" and the present Astronomer... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1883 - 866 pages
...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 much-desired longitude of places for the 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... 
