 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...  A Complete System of Astronomy - Page 493by Samuel Vince - 1814Full view - About this book
 | 1925 - 674 pages
...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
...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
...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
...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
...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"... | |
 | Christine L. Krueger - 2002 - 216 pages
...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... | |
 | Robin Eagles - 2002 - 544 pages
...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.... | |
 | Jack Lagan - 2003 - 368 pages
...following mission statement: '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 the perfecting of the art of navigation.'... | |
 | Bruce D. Berkowitz, Research Fellow Bruce Berkowitz - 2003 - 276 pages
...the Astronomer Royal, "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."6 Seven... | |
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