Sky with Ocean Joined, Presented at Proceedings of the Sesquicentennial Symposia Held at Washington, DC on 5-8 December 1980

Abstract

Contents: Naval Observatory Time Dissemination Before the Wireless; Observers and Theoreticians: Astronomy at the Naval Observatory, 1845-1861; Matthew Fontaine Maury & Friends?; Remarks on the Transit of Venus Expedition of 1874; Simon Newcomb's Role in the Astronomical Reduction of the Early Nineteen Hundreds; An Overview of the U.S. Naval Observatory; Almanac Office; Developments in the Time Service Division; Absolute Astrometry, Now and in the Future; Scientific Programs of the Exploratory Development Staff; How the U.S. Naval Observatory Began, 1830-65.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA165634

Entities

People

  • Andreas B. Rechnitzer
  • Arthur L . Norberg
  • Gart Westerhout
  • Gernot M. Winkler
  • Ian R. Bartky
  • James A. Hughes
  • Leroy E. Doggett
  • Marc Rothenberg
  • P. K. Seidelmann
  • P. M. Janiczek
  • Paul M. Routly
  • Steve J. Dick

Organizations

  • United States Naval Observatory

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Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Celestial Mechanics
  • Clocks
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Law
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Personnel Management
  • Photography
  • Solar System
  • Star Position
  • Students
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.