 | 1845 - 854 頁
...commission, he was directed ' 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 the so-much desired longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation.' With... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - 1850 - 378 頁
...to him and his successors were that they should apply themselves with the utmost care and diligence 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 the perfecting of the art of navigation.... | |
 | Robert Grant - 1852 - 686 頁
...his 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... | |
 | David Brewster - 1855 - 584 頁
...he was then called, was commanded "to apply himself forthwith, with the utmost care and diligence, to rectify the tables of the motions of the heavens,...stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude of places for the perfecting the art of navigation/'2 No further steps seem to have been taken in this... | |
 | Urbain J.-J Le Verrier - 1855 - 456 頁
...et celle des comètes; les (*) That they should apply themselves with the utmost care and diligence 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 the sea, for the perfection of the art of navigation.... | |
 | James David Forbes - 1856 - 218 頁
...warrant appointing Plameteed to be the Royal " Astronomical Observator," his duty is declared to be " to rectify the tables of the motions of the heavens and the fixed stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude at sea, for perfecting the art of navigation."... | |
 | 1860 - 394 頁
...idea, and, 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 頁
...idea, and, 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 頁
...upon it by 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 頁
...upon it by 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 ;"... | |
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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... 
