 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 544 pages
...came up to London with the drawings of a machine for determining the longitude at sea, in expectation of being enabled to execute one by the board of longitude. Upon application to Dr. Halley, the astronomer royal, he referred him to Mr. George Graham, who advised him to make his machine before... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 536 pages
...came up to London with the drawings of a machine for determining the longitude at sea, in expectation of being enabled to execute one by the board of longitude. Upon application to Dr. Halley, the astronomer royal, he referred him to Mr. George Graham, who advised him to make his machine before... | |
 | Biography - 1814 - 540 pages
...came up to London 'with the drawings of a machine for determining the longitude at sea, in expectation of being enabled to execute one by the board of longitude. Upon application to Dr. Halley, the astronomer royal, he referred him to Mr. George Graham, who advjsed him to make his machine before... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 540 pages
...came up to London with the drawings of a machine for determining the longitude at sea, in expectation of being enabled to execute one by the board of longitude. Upon application to Dr. Hal ley, the astronomer royal, he referred him to Mr. George Graham, who advised him to make his machine... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 782 pages
...came up to London with the drawings of a machine for determining the longitude at fea, in expectation of being enabled to execute one by the Board of Longitude....Halley, he referred him to Mr George Graham ; who advifed him to make his machine before he applied to the Board. He returned horn; to perform this taik... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 872 pages
...came up to London with the drawings of a machine for determining the longitude at sea, in expectation of being enabled to execute one by the board of longitude....Halley, he referred him to Mr George Graham ; who, discovering he had uncommon ^merit, advised him to make his machine before he applied to the board... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 826 pages
...came up to London with the drawings of a machine for determining the longitude at sea, in expectation of being enabled to execute one by the Board of Longitude....Halley he referred him to Mr. George Graham ; who advised him to make his machine before he applied to the board. He returned home to perform this task... | |
 | English essays - 1777 - 750 pages
...came up to London with the drawings of a machine for determining the longitude at fea j in expectation of being enabled to execute one, by the board of longitude. Upon application to Dr. Halley, he refered him to Mr. George Graham ; who discovering he had uncommon merit, advifed him to make his machine... | |
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London with the drawings of a machine for determining the longitude at sea, in expectation of being enabled to execute one by the board of longitude. Upon application to Dr Halley, he referred him to Mr George Graham ; who, discovering he had uncommon... 
