
United States Naval Observatory
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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. *(cited from Wikipedia [English])*
About United States Naval Observatory (Organization)
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. *(cited from Wikipedia [English])*
Started 1830-12-06
Identifiers
- WikidataQ11700
- ISNI0000000406006905
- VIAF154074860
- Open LibraryOL4596246A
Top Subjects
- Stars -- Observations (14)
- Astronomy -- Observations (6)
- Stars -- Catalogs (5)
- Astronomy (5)
- Planets -- Observations (3)
- Moon -- Observations (3)
- Longitude (3)
Books by United States Naval Observatory
Total count: 70
Instruments and publications of the United States Naval Observatory...Pub. by authority of the Hon. Secretary of the Navy. Rear-Admiral C.H. Davis, Superintendent.s.n.1845-01-01-
Astronomical observations [1838-1842] made at the Naval observatory, Washingtonunder orders of the honorable secretary of the navy, dated August 13, 1838.1846-01-01
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Zones of stars observed at the National observatory, Washington.G.W. Bowman, printer1846-01-01
Zones of Stars Observed at the National Observatory, Washington: Approved by Capt. G. A ...G.W. Bowman, printer1860-01-01
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating in compliance with a resolution of the 19th of March last [1866] a report of Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis, Superintendent of the Naval Observatory, in relation to the various proposed lines for interoceanic canals and railroads between the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.1866-01-01
Report on interoceanic canals and railroads between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.Govt. Print. Off.1867-01-01
The American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac1867-01-01-
Observations and discussions on the November meteors of 1867.Gov't Print. Off.1867-01-01
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November meteors of 1868U. S. Naval observatory, Washington.Gov't print. off.1868-01-01
Astronomical and Meteorological Observations Made During the Year ... at the ...1868-01-01
Reports on observations of the total eclipse of the sun, August, 7, 1869.Govʼt print. off.1870-01-01
Reports on observations of the total solar eclipse of December 22, 1870Govt. print. off.1871-01-01-
Zones of stars observed at the United States Naval observatory with the mural circle in the years 1846-1847, 1848, and 1849.Gov't print. off.1872-01-01
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Results of observations made at the United States Naval observatory with the transit instrument and mural circle in the years 1853 to 1860, inclusive.Govt. print. off.1872-01-01
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Zones of stars observed at the United States Naval observatory with the meridan transit instrument in the years 1846, 1847, 1848, and 1849.Gov't print. off1872-01-01
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Zones of stars observed at the United States Naval Observatory with the Meridian Circle inthe years 1847, 1848, and 1849.Government Printing Office1873-01-01
Catalogue of stars observed at the United States Naval observatory during the years 1845 to 1871Govt. print. off.1873-01-01
Instructions for observing the transit of Venus, December 8-9, 1874Gov't Print Off.1874-01-01-
Catalogue of stars observed at the United States Naval Observatory during the years 1845-18772d ed., rev. and sterotyped.Govt. Print. Off1878-01-01
Instructions for observing the total solar eclipse of July 29, 1878.Govt. Print. Off.1878-01-01-
Instructions for observing the transit of Mercury, 1878, May 5-6.Gov't Print Off.1878-01-01
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Observations of the transit of Venus, December 8-9, 1874, made and reduced under the direction of the commission created by Congress.s.n.1880-01-01
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Reports on the total solar eclipses of July 29, 1878, and January 11, 1880Govt. Print. Off.1880-01-01
Catalogue of stars observed at the United States Naval observatoryduring the years 1845 to 18773rd ed., rev. and cor., with renumbering of the stars, by Professor Edgar Frisby, U.S.N.Gov't. print. off.1889-01-01
Annual report.1889-01-01-
Magnetic observations at the United States Naval Observatory1894U. S. Govt. Print. Off.1895-01-01
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Astronomical, magnetic and meteorological observations made during the year 1891 [and 1892] at the United States naval observatoryGovt. Print. Off.1899-01-01
Publications. Second series1900-01-01-
Transit circle observations of the sun, moon, planets, and miscellaneous stars.1894-1899.Govt. Print. Off.1900-01-01
Publications of the United States Naval ObservatoryG.P.O.1900-01-01
Synopsis of the Report of the Superintendent of the United States Naval ...1901-01-01-
Zone observations with the nine-inch transit circle. 1894-1901.Govt.Print.Off.1902-01-01
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Observations of 495 zodiacal stars with the nine-inch transit circle.1900.Govt.Print.Off.1903-01-01
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Observations with the prime vertical transit instrument.1882-1884.Govt.Print.Off.1903-01-01
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Observations of Eros and reference stars with the nine-inch transit circle. 1900-1901.Govt.Print.Off.1903-01-01
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Reduction tables for equatorial observationsGovt. print. off.1905-01-01
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Reduction tables for transit circle observationsGovt. Print. Off.1906-01-01
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Total solar eclipses of May 28, 1900, and May 17, 1901.Govt. Print. Off.1906-01-01
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Transit circle observations of the sun, moon, planets and miscellaneous stars, 1900-1903.Govt. Print. Off.1906-01-01
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Transit circle observations of the sun, moon, planets, and comets, 1866-1891Govt. Print. Off.1906-01-01
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Observations with the six-inch transit circle, 1901-1902Govt. Print. Off.1906-01-01
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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.Govt. print. off.1911-01-01
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Miscellaneous reports on the transit of Mercury of November 10, 1894.Govt. Print. Off1911-01-01
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Miscellaneous astronomical papers.Govt. print. off.1911-01-01
Equatorial observations. 1893-1907.Govt. print. off.1911-01-01-
Vertical circle observations made with the five-inch alt-azimuth instrument, 1898-1907Govt. Print. Off.1914-01-01
Publications of the United States Naval Observatory, Second series2nd ser., Vol. 9, Part 2Government Printing Office1915-01-01-
Observations made with the nine-inch transit circle, 1903-1908Govt. print. off.1915-01-01
Table of factors for reduction of transit observations, latitude +38⁰ 55' 14."1Govt. print. off.1916-01-01
Determination of the difference of longitude between Washington and Paris 1913-1914.Govt. print. off.1916-01-01-
Observations made with the nine-inch transit circle, 1912-1913Govt.Print.Off.1918-01-01
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Observations made with the nine-inch transit circle, 1908-1911Govt. Print. Off.1918-01-01
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Total solar eclipses of August 30, 1905, and June 8, 1918Govt. print. off.1924-01-01
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Observations made with the prime vertical transit instrument, 1893-1912Govt. print. off.1926-01-01
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Equatorial observations, 1908-1926.U.S.Govt.Print.Off.1929-01-01
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Photographic equatorial observations, 1912-1924, and Photoheliographic observations, 1917-1927.Govt. Print. Off.1929-01-01
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World longitude operation of 1926.Results of observations of San Diego and WashingtonU.S.Govt.Print.Off.1929-01-01
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Results of observations with the nine-inch transit circle, 1913-1926.Observations of the sun, moon, and planets. Catalogue of 9,989 standard and intermediary stars. Miscellaneous stars.U.S. Govt. print. off.1933-01-01
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Catalog of 3,520 zodiacal starsbased on observations with the six-inch transit circle, 1928-1930, reduced without proper motion to the equinox 1925.0U.S. Govt. Print. Off.1938-01-01
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Results of observations on the nine-inch transit circle, 1932-1934.Positions and proper motions of 1,117 reference stars in declination -10 ̊to -20.̊ Miscellaneous stars.U.S. Govt. Print. Off.1938-01-01
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World longitude operation of 1933 at San Diego and WashingtonU.S. Govt. Print. Off.1939-01-01
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Proper motions of 2,916 intermediary stars mostly in declination -5 ̊to -30,̊U.S. Govt. Print. Off.1939-01-01
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Vertical circle observations made with the five-inch alt-azimuth instrument, 1916-1933.Catalog of declinations of standard stars; declinations of the sun, Mercury, and Venus. : Observed and reduced under the direction of F.B. Littell. Discussed and edited by H.R. Morgan and G.M. Raynsford.U.S. Govt. Print. Off.1939-01-01
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Observations of the transit of Mercury, November 11-12, 1940.Govt.Print.Off.1942-01-01
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Third catalog of trigonometric parallaxes of faint starsU.S. Govt. Print. Off.1975-01-01
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United States Naval Observatory.U.S. Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Navy, Naval Observatory1976-01-01
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Fourth catalog of trigonometric parallaxes of faint starsU.S. Govt. Print. Off.1976-01-01
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Fifth catalog of trigonometric parallaxes of faint starsDept. of the Navy, U.S. Naval Observatory1978-01-01
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Astronomical Almanac for the Year Nineteen Ninety-FourBernan Press1993-12-01
2002 Nautical Almanac Commercial EditionParadise Cay Publications2001-08-01