Congressional Serial Set, Issue 3846U.S. Government Printing Office, 1899 - United States Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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... labor of computation and reduction is done by the assistant astronomers and computers . The latter can do as much of this work , which is often mere copying , as officers receiving much higher salaries , and it will be noticed that ...
... labor of computation and reduction is done by the assistant astronomers and computers . The latter can do as much of this work , which is often mere copying , as officers receiving much higher salaries , and it will be noticed that ...
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... labor of observing them regularly , to present to Admiral Davis , Chief of the Bureau of Navigation , a statement of the need of a new transit circle of adequate optical power . The request was imme- diately granted , and the new ...
... labor of observing them regularly , to present to Admiral Davis , Chief of the Bureau of Navigation , a statement of the need of a new transit circle of adequate optical power . The request was imme- diately granted , and the new ...
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... labor which is now performed by the line and staff officers of the Navy . It may not be improper to mention that , with a single exception , the success of observatories managed by civilians in the United States has not been such as to ...
... labor which is now performed by the line and staff officers of the Navy . It may not be improper to mention that , with a single exception , the success of observatories managed by civilians in the United States has not been such as to ...
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... labor . The volumes for 1894 and 1895 will contain the observations for the German Astro- nomical Society's zone , lying between 13 ° 50 ′ and 18 ° 10 ′ of south declination , and their reduction can scarcely be completed before the ...
... labor . The volumes for 1894 and 1895 will contain the observations for the German Astro- nomical Society's zone , lying between 13 ° 50 ′ and 18 ° 10 ′ of south declination , and their reduction can scarcely be completed before the ...
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... labor into our computing force , would necessarily lower the standard of the scientfic work , which has hitherto been of high grade , and result disastrously to the public interests . Respectfully submitted . Hon . WILLIAM E. CHANDLER ...
... labor into our computing force , would necessarily lower the standard of the scientfic work , which has hitherto been of high grade , and result disastrously to the public interests . Respectfully submitted . Hon . WILLIAM E. CHANDLER ...
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