| Royal Astronomical Society - 1897 - 734 pàgines
...Gottingen Observatory one year, at Altona Observatory four months, and at Gotha Observatory one month. He returned home in 1848. In 1852 he was appointed...the longitude determinations of the Coast Survey. He organised, developed and extended this service, retiring in 1867. Meanwhile, in 1855, he became Director... | |
| Royal Astronomical Society - 1897 - 728 pàgines
...Gottingen Observatory one year, at Altona Observatory four months, and at Gotha Observatory one month. He returned home in 1848. In 1852 he was appointed...the longitude determinations of the Coast Survey. He organised, developed and extended this service, retiring in 1867. Mean-while, in 1855, ho became Director... | |
| Royal Astronomical Society - 1897 - 758 pàgines
...Gottingeii Observatory one year, at Altona Observatory four months, and at Gotha Observatory one month. He returned home in 1848. In 1852 he was appointed...the longitude determinations of the Coast Survey. He organised, developed and extended this service, retiring in 1867. Meanwhile, in 1 855, he became Director... | |
| Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) - 1897 - 358 pàgines
...Gottingen Observatory a year, at Altona Observatory four months, and at Gotha Observatory one month. He returned home in 1848. In 1852 he was appointed...the longitude determinations of the Coast Survey. He organised, developed, and extended this service, retiring in 1867. Meanwhile in 1855, he became Director... | |
| 1897 - 646 pàgines
...1844. After teaching a year in the Latin School, he decided to devote himself to a scientific career. He went to Europe In July, 1845, to study astronomy,...working a year each at the observatories of Berlin and Göttingen and shorter periods at Altona, Gotha, Greenwich and Paris. He returned home in 1848. In... | |
| 1897 - 524 pàgines
...the Berlin Observatory a year, at Altona Observatory four months, and at Gotha Observatory one month. He returned home in 1848. In 1852 he was appointed to take charge of the longitude-determinations of the Coast Survey. He organized, developed, and extended this service, retiring... | |
| 1897 - 516 pàgines
...the Berlin Observatory a fear, at Altona Observatory four months, and at Gotha Observatory one month. He returned home in 1848. In 1852 he was appointed to take charge of the longitude-determinations of the Coast Survey. He organized, developed, and extended this service, retiring... | |
| American Antiquarian Society - 1898 - 574 pàgines
...actually made up his mind to go to Goitingen, he ultimately determined to abide by his first decision. In 1852, he was appointed to take charge of the longitude determinations of the Coast Survey. He retained his connection with this department of government service until 1867. Bache and Walker had... | |
| American Antiquarian Society - 1898 - 572 pàgines
...actually made up his mind to go to Giittingen, he ultimately determined to abide by his first decision. In 1852, he was appointed to take charge of the longitude determinations of the Coast Survey. Ho retained his connection with this department of government service until 1867. Bache and Walker... | |
| Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown - 1904 - 498 pàgines
...telegraph in geodetic work, and made fifteen determinations before the method was introduced in Europe. In 1852 he was appointed to ta,ke charge of the longitude...1855. he became director of the Dudley observatory, Albany, NY, equipped and organized the institution, and carried it on without remuneration and at his... | |
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