 | Thomas Mortimer - 1808 - 496 pages
...with him at the Tower ; and after dinner pre. i. .• . i . • • . i. ..... i sented Mr. Flamsteed. His lordship received him with much familiarity, and...and observations about the planets, especially those attendants on Jupiter ; shewing how the* eclipses of them, being regular and calculable, might rectify... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 530 pages
...invited the Lord Keeper North to dine with him at the Tower ; and, after dinner, presented Mr. Flamsteed. His Lordship received him with much familiarity, and...calculable, might rectify the longitude of places upon the globe, and demonstrating that light did not pass instantaneously but in time, with other remarkables... | |
 | Roger North - 1826 - 496 pages
...the Tower, with accommodation in the buildings of the ordnance, of which Sir Jonas was an officer ;* procured him instruments, and, at last, settled him...calculable, might rectify the longitude of places upon the globe, and demonstrating that light did not pass instantaneously, but in time ; with other... | |
 | Roger North - College teachers - 1826 - 546 pages
...the Tower, with accommodation in the buildings of the ordnance, of which Sir Jonas was an officer ;* procured him instruments, and, at last, settled him...and encouraged him to come and see him often, that Tie might have the pleasure of his conversation. The star-gazer was not wanting to himself in that... | |
 | Englishmen - 1835 - 476 pages
...after dinner presented Mr Flamsteed. His lordship received him with much 308 LITERARY SERIES. [SlXTit familiarity, and encouraged him to come and see him...showing how the eclipses of them, being regular and caleulable, might rectify the longitude of places upon the globe, and demonstrating that light did... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 256 pages
...invited the lord-keeper North to dine with him at the Tower ; and after dinner presented Mr Flarasteed. His lordship received him with much familiarity, and...calculable, might rectify the longitude of places upon the globe, and demonstrating that light did not pass instantaneously, but in time ; with other... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1853 - 506 pages
...invited the lord-keeper North to dine with him at the Tower ; and after dinner presented Mr Flamsteed. His lordship received him with much familiarity, and...Jupiter, showing how the eclipses of them, being regular ami calculable, might rectify the longitude of places upon the globe, and demonstrating that light... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1853 - 504 pages
...invited the lord-keeper North to dine with him at the Tower ; and after dinner presented Mr Flamsteed. His lordship received him with much familiarity, and...encouraged him to come and see him often, that he mi^ht have the pleasure of his conversation. The star-gazer was not wanting to himself in that ; and... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1863 - 818 pages
...invited the lord-keeper North to dine with him at the Tower ; and after dinner presented Mr Flamsteed. His lordship received him with much familiarity, and...calculable, might rectify the longitude of places upon the globe, and demonstrating that light did not pass instantaneously, but in time ; with other... | |
 | Roger North - Lawyers - 1890 - 456 pages
...was once invited to a philosophical 1 Some farther account of this gentleman may be found in the Life of Sir Dudley North. 2 John Aubrey, the antiquary....calculable, might rectify the longitude of places upon the globe, and demonstrating that light did not pass instantaneously but in time ; with other... | |
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His lordship received him with much familiarity, and encouraged him to come and see him often, that he might have the pleasure of his conversation. The star-gazer was not wanting to himself in that ; and his lordship was extremely delighted with his accounts... 
