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United States Naval Observatory

The United States Naval Observatory (USNO) is one of the oldest scientific agencies in the United States, with a primary mission to produce Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Department of Defense.
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scientific agency and observatory in Washington, D.C., United States

Born 6 December 1830

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  • Cover of: The astronomical almanac for the year 2006: data for astronomy, space sciences, geodesy, surveying, navigation and other applications.

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  • Cover of: The American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac

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  • Cover of: United States Naval Observatory

    First published in 1976 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Catalogue of stars observed at the United States Naval observatory during the years 1845 to 1871

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  • Cover of: Publications of the United States Naval Observatory, Second series

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  • Cover of: Catalogue of stars observed at the United States Naval observatory: during the years 1845 to 1877

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  • Cover of: Reduction tables for equatorial observations

    First published in 1905 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Reports on observations of the total eclipse of the sun, August, 7, 1869.

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  • Cover of: Results of observations made at the United States Naval observatory with the transit instrument and mural circle in the years 1853 to 1860, inclusive.

    First published in 1872 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Total solar eclipses of August 30, 1905, and June 8, 1918

    First published in 1924 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Zones of stars observed at the United States Naval observatory with the meridan transit instrument in the years 1846, 1847, 1848, and 1849.

    First published in 1872 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Zones of stars observed at the United States Naval Observatory with the mural circle in the years 1846, 1847, 1848, and 1849

    First published in 1872 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Zones of stars observed at the United States Naval Observatory with the Meridian Circle in the years 1847, 1848, and 1849.

    First published in 1873 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Instructions for observing the total solar eclipse of July 29, 1878.

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  • Cover of: Equatorial observations. 1893-1907.

    First published in 1911 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The present status of the use of Standard Time

    First published in 1906 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Astronomical, magnetic and meteorological observations made during the year 1891 [and 1892] at the United States naval observatory

    First published in 1899 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Catalog of 3,520 zodiacal stars: based on observations with the six-inch transit circle, 1928-1930, reduced without proper motion to the equinox 1925.0

    First published in 1938 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Catalogue of 23521 stars between 13p0s 35ʹ and 45p0s 25ʹ south declination for the equinox 1850.: From zone observations made at the United States Naval observatory, 1846-1852.

    First published in 1911 — 1 edition
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scientific agency and observatory in Washington, D.C., United States

Born 6 December 1830

Subjects

Observations, Stars, Astronomy, Catalogs, Solar eclipses, Longitude, Parallax, Planets, Tables, Transit, Asteroids, Astronomical instruments, Chronometers, Cosmogony, Interoceanic Canals, Meteors, Nautical almanacs, November, Radio, Time - Systems and standards, United States Naval Observatory, (433), Almanacs, Astronomical Refraction, Astronomical observatories

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Moon, Sun, Mercury (Planet), United States

Time

1878, 1869, 1870, 1874, 1880, 1894, 1900, 1900-1909, 1901, 1905, 1918, 1923, 1940

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Alternative names

  • United States Naval Observatory.
  • United States. Naval observatory
  • U. S. Naval Observatory

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December 16, 2022 Edited by MARC Bot add entity_type=org and remote_ids
September 9, 2013 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
June 1, 2011 Edited by marycee improved bio, added NOP link
June 1, 2011 Edited by marycee Added new photo
September 12, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Western Washington University MARC record