 | 1876 - 322 pages
...the office is " forthwith to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens, and the...stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude of places, for the perfecting the art of navigation." The warrant for the building of the observatory... | |
 | United States. Navy Dept - 1877 - 364 pages
...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 the so much desired longitnde at sea for perfecting the art of navigation ;''... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1877 - 1184 pages
...eiac! c«' and diligcuce to the rectifying this tables of the motions of the heavcas. nnj the p'»'-- of the fixed stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude of places for thf |W fecting the art of navigation, our will and pleasure is, » • Given at onr court... | |
 | Simon Newcomb - 1878 - 616 pages
...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 so much desired Longitude at Sea for the perfecting the Art of Navigation."... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1878 - 1086 pages
...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 the so much desired longitude at sea for perfecting the art of navigation "; and... | |
 | 1878 - 702 pages
...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 the so much desired longitude at sea for perfecting the art of navigation ;" and... | |
 | 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."... | |
 | George Walter Thornbury - 1880 - 678 pages
...and enjoining him " 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 Greenwich.] THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY. 213 the so-much-desired longitude of places, for the perfecting... | |
 | George N. Lamphere - 1880 - 310 pages
...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 Michels (Journalist) - 1920 - 678 pages
...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...stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude of places for the perfecting the art of navigation." The observatory at Greenwich, constructed partly... | |
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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... 
