He had meantime (in 1742) been appointed to succeed Edmund Halley as astronomer royal; his enhanced reputation enabled him to apply successfully for an instrumental outfit at a cost of 1000; and with an 8-foot quadrant completed for him in 1750 by John Bird (1709-1776), he accumulated at Greenwich in ten years materials of inestimable value for the reform of astronomy.
Later, to clinch the doubles, he ran a good sweaty 8-foot rover.
Using a table saw, cut the 8-foot piece of plywood into one long section that is 25 inches in width.
