...countries in the world, *7 in number, held at Washington in October, 1884, for the purpose of f1xing on a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero of longitude, 22 representatives voted in favour of adopting the meridian passing through the centre of the transit-instrument...

...the United States. Congress authorized participation in an international conference in 1882 to fix upon a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time reckoning throughout the world. Nothing ever came of that, but one of our delegates was a man...

...instant, respecting the approaching international conference at Washington, DC , for the purpose of fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time reckoning throughout the globe, and recommend that the' sum of $10,000 be appropriated to enable...

...United States in the City of Washington, at such time as he may see fit to designate, for the purpose of fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time reckoning throughout the globe; and that the President be authorized to appoint delegates, not...

...resolution that called upon the President to convene an international conference "for the purposes of fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a...standard of timereckoning throughout the globe."-" With the competing bills receiving support from different House committees, par265 liamentary maneuvering...

...resolution that called upon the President to convene an international conference "for the purposes of fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a...longitude and standard of timereckoning throughout the globe."2" With the competing bills receiving support from different House committees, parliamentary...

...and, along with a few late arrivals from four other countries, were in Washington "for the purpose of fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time- reckoning throughout the globe." Included among the five-member American delegation to the International...

...countries. The purpose of the meeting, authorized by act of Congress dated August 3 , 1882, was for "fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a...longitude and standard of time-reckoning throughout the globe."44 Although SR Franklin, the Superintendent of the Naval Observatory, attended (representing...

...woman present! The gathering, as the Final Act of the International Meridian Conference reads, was "for the purpose of discussing, and, if possible fixing...employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time reckoning throughout the whole world." The issues and their discussions were sometimes sensible,...

...to meet delegates from the United States, in the city of Washington, on the first of October, 1884, for the purpose of discussing, and, if possible, fixing...longitude and standard of time-reckoning throughout the whole world, this International Meridian Conference assembled at the time and place designated ; and,...