22 results filtered with: Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811
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The British mariner's guide. Containing, complete and easy instructions for the discovery of the longitude at sea and land, within a Degree, by Observations of the Distance of the Moon from the Sun and Stars, taken with Hadley's Quadrant. To which are added, An Appendix, containing a Variety of interesting Rules and Directions, tending to the Improvement of Practical Navigation in general. And a Sett of correct Astronomical tables. By Nevil Maskelyne, A. M. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and of the Royal Society.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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Observations of the transit of Venus over the sun, and the eclipse of the sun, on June III, MDCCLXIX. made at the Royal Observatory. By the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, B. D. F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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A proposal for measuring the attraction of some hill in this kingdom by astronomical observations. By the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, B. D. F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal. Read at the Royal Society, in the year 1772.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: Printed in the year MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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Astronomical observations made at the island of St. Helena, By the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, A. M. Fellow of Trinity-College, in the University of Cambridge, F.R.S. Read at the Royal Society, Dcc. [sic] 20, 1764, and Jan. 24, 1765.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: Printed in the Year M.DCC.LXV. [1765]- Books
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M. de Luc's rule for measuring heights by the barometer, reduced to the English measure of length, and adapted to Fahrenheit's thermometer, and other scales of heat, and reduced to a more convenient expression. By the Astronomer Royal. Read at the Royal Society January 13, 1774.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: M.DCC.LXXIV. [1774]- Archives and manuscripts
Maskelyne, Nevil (1732-1811), Astronomer-Royal
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811Date: 1765-1804Reference: MS.7305- Books
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Advertisement of the expected return of the comet of 1532 and 1661 in the year 1788. By the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, D. D. F. R. S. And Astronomer Royal. Read at the Royal Society, June 29, 1786.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]- Books
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Some remarks upon the equation of time, and the true Manner of Computing it. By the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, A. M. Fellow of Trinity-College, in the University of Cambridge, F.R.S. Read at the Royal Society Dec. 13, 1764.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: Printed in the Year M.DCC.LXV. [1765]- Books
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The original observations of the going of the watch from day to day.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: 1767]- Books
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Account of a new instrument for measuring small angles, called the prismatic micrometer. By the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, D. D. F. R. S. And Astronomer Royal. Read at the Royal Society, December 18, 1777.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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An account of observations made on the mountain Schehallien for finding its attraction. By the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, B.D.F.R.S. and Astronomer Royal. Read at the Royal Society, July 6, 1775.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: Printed in the year MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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An answer to a pamphlet entitled "A narrative of facts," lately published by Mr. Thomas Mudge, junior, relating to some time-keepers constructed by his father Mr. Thomas Mudge; Wherein is Given An Account of the Trial of his First Time-Keeper, and of the Three Trials of his Two Other Time-Keepers, Between the Years 1774 and 1790, By Order of the Board of Longitude, At the Royal Observatory: And also the Conduct of the Astronomer Royal, and the Resolutions of the Board of Longitude, respecting them, Are Vindicated from Mr. Mudge's Misrepresentations. By Nevil Maskelyne, D. D. F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: M,DCC,XCII. [1792]- Books
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A plan for observing the meteors called fire-balls, by Nevil Maskelyne, D.D. F.R.S. and Astronomer Royal.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: 1783]- Books
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Tables for computing the apparent places of the fixt stars, and reducing observations of the planets. By the Reverend Nevil Maskelyne, B.D. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and of the Royal Society, and astronomer royal. Published by the president and council of the Royal Society, at the public expence.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: M.DCC.LXXIV. [1774]- Books
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Remarks on the Hadley's quadrant, tending principally to remove the difficulties which have hitherto attended the use of the back-observation, and to obviate the errors that might arise from a want of parallelism in the two surfaces of the index-glass. By Nevil Maskelyne, F.R.S. Astronomer Royal.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: M.DCC.LXXII. [1772]- Books
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Astronomical observations made at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, in the years 1765, 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769. By the Reverend Nevil Maskelyne, B.D. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and of the Royal Society, and Astronomer Royal. Published by the President and Council of the Royal Society, at the public expence, in obedience to His Majesty's Command.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: MDCCLXXIV. [1774]- Books
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Tables, for readily computing longitude, by the lunar observations. Partly new, and partly taken from the requisite tables of Dr. Maskelyne. With their application, in a variety of rules and examples. By William Croswell, A.M. teacher of navigation.
Croswell, William, 1760-1834.Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]- Books
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Concise rules for computing the effects of refraction and parallax in varying the apparent distance of the moon from the sun or a star; also an easy rule of approximation for computing the distance of the moon from a star, the longitudes and latitudes of both being given, with demonstrations of the same: by the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, A. M. Fellow of Trinity College, in the University of Cambridge, F.R.S. Read at the Royal Society Nov. 15, 1764.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: Printed in the Year M.DCC.LXV. [1765]- Books
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Astronomical observations made at the island of Barbados; at Willoughby Fort; and at the Observatory on Constitution Hill, both adjoining to Bridge Town. By the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, A. M. Fellow of Trinity-College, in the University of Cambridge, F.R.S. Read at the Royal Society, Dcc. [sic] 20, 1764.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: Printed in the Year M.DCC.LXV. [1765]- Books
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An account of the going of Mr. John Harrison's watch, at the Royal Observatory, from May 6th, 1766, to March 4th, 1767. Together with the original observation and calcultions of the same. By the Revd. Nevil Maskelyne, astronomer royal. Published by order of the commissioners of longitude.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]- Books
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Instructions relative to the observation of the ensuing transit of the planet Venus over the sun's disk, on the 3d of June 1769. By the Reverend Nevil Maskelyne, A. M. F. R. S. Astronomer Royal.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811.Date: M.DCC.LXVIII. [1768]- Books
De methodo longitudinum ex observato lunae transitu per meridianum ad celeberrimum virum D. Nevil Maskelyne ... epistola / Josephi Toaldi.
Toaldo, Giuseppe, 1719-1797.Date: 1784