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.
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