 With this time-keeper his son made two voyages, the one to Jamaica, and the other to Barbadoes ; in both which experiments it corrected the longitude within the nearest limits required by the act of parliament ; and the inventor at different times, though...  The Scots Magazine - Page 4951789Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1794 - 610 pages
...make hit faurtb 'Timi-ktfttr, which is in the form of a pocket watch, about fix inches in diameter. With this Timekeeper his fon made two voyages, the...Barbadoes; in both which experiments it corrected the longi. tudc within the neareA limits required by the aft of the i2th of queen Anne : and the inventor... | |
 | John Noorthouck - 1776 - 406 pages
...to make his fourth Timikeeper, which is in the form of a pocket watch, about fix inches in diameter. With this Time-keeper his fon made two voyages, the...experiments it corrected the longitude within the neareit limits required by the aft of the i2th of queen Anne: and the inventor therefore, at different... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1777 - 584 pages
...which is in the form of a pocket wa;ch, about fix inches in diameter. With this '1 iiue-kceper his foa made two voyages, the one to Jamaica, and the other...longitude within the neareft limits required by the aft of the izth of queen Anne; and the inventor there/ore, at different times, though not without infinite... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1777 - 590 pages
...Time-taper, which isinthcform of a pocket watcii, about fix inches in diameter. With this 'I ime-keeper his fon made two voyages, the one to Jamaica, and the other to Barb^d.xn; in both which experiments it correi'ted the longitude within the neareft limits required... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1779 - 734 pages
...make his fourth Time-keeper, which is in the form of a pocket watch, about fix inches in diameter. With this Timekeeper his fon made two voyages, the...other to Barbadoes ; in both which experiments it correfted the longitude within the neareft limits required by the aft of the 12th of queen Anne : and... | |
 | Astrology - 1791 - 406 pages
...make his fourth Time-keeper, which is in the form of a pocket-watch, about fix inches in diameter. With this Time-keeper his fon made two voyages, the...other to Barbadoes ; in both which experiments it correfted the longitude within the neareft limits required by the aft of the 1 2th of Queen Anne :... | |
 | History - 1794 - 614 pages
...make his fourth fime-Acefer, which is in the form oía pocket watch, about fix inches in diameter. With this Timekeeper his fon made two voyages, the...the other to Barbadoes; in both which experiments it correfted the longitude within the neareft limits required by the aft of the izth of queen ^nne : and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 544 pages
...ti.ne-keeper, which is in the form of a pocket-watch, about six inches diameter. With this time-keeper his son made two voyages, the one to Jamaica, and the other to Barbadoes ; in which experiments it corrected the longitude within the nearest limits required by the act of the 12th... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 540 pages
...time-keeper, which is in the form of a pocket-watch, about six inches diameter. With this time-keeper his son made two voyages, the one to Jamaica, and the other to Barbadoes ; in which experiments it corrected the longitude within the nearest limits required by the act of the 12th... | |
 | Biography - 1814 - 540 pages
...is in the form of a pocket- watch, about six inches diameter. Witbv this time-keeper his son n>ade two voyages, the one to Jamaica, and the other to Barbadoes ; in which experiments it corrected the longitude within the nearest limits required by the act of the 12... | |
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