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Almanac Office Moves to UKHO
Sea Technology; 6/1/2006; Anonymous; 230 words
; ... England-based Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO). HMNAO ... integration of the Almanac Products to the Admiralty range of nautical charts and publications ... the Astronomical Almanacs as well as the Nautical Almanac products." Dr. Stephen ...
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The 2006 Astronomical Almanac.(CLASSROOM AIDS)(Brief Article)
Science Activities; 6/22/2005; 280 words
; THE 2006 ASTRONOMICAL ALMANAC has been released by the Department ... Naval Observatory and Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office in the United Kingdom and ... Government Printing Office (GPO). The almanac is a worldwide resource for fundamental ...
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Dutton's Nautical Navigation.
Armada International; 2/1/2004; 286 words
; Dutton's Nautical Navigation (15th Edition ... information available in Dutton's Nautical Navigator. This updated ... etc) and the usage of the Nautical Almanac tables for arc-to-time conversions ... which features charts on Nautical and Air Almanac tabulations and calculations ... of learning ...
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Computers now make short work of data from bulky old almanacs
Chicago Sun-Times; 7/20/1986; 114 words
; WASHINGTON (AP) Almanacs, developed centuries ago to keep ... developed what they call the Floppy Almanac, for computer users. The Floppy Almanac is a 5 1/4-inch computer diskette ... any location on Earth. The Floppy Almanac combines some 1,000 pages of tabular ... Observatory volumes - the Astronomical ...
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WISCONSIN ALMANAC.(LOCAL)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 8/7/2007; 48 words
; ... the naval shipyards in Norfolk, Va., on Aug. 7, 1990, for its destination in the Persian Gulf. The Wisconsin made the 8,500-nautical-mile trip in 16 days as part of the buildup to the Persian Gulf war. The ship fired its first Tomahawk missile in battle on ...
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Southern almanac
Southern Living; 5/1/1999; Thompson, Annette; 620 words
; ... Mountains. Both the Kentucky Derby and the Gold Cup are nationally televised. Check your local listings. The "Tour de France of the Nautical World" sets sail May 9. Twenty-five 20-foot catamarans face off on a 1,OOO-mile, 13-day competition in the Worrell 1000. Beginning ...
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Medieval Arab navigation on the Indian Ocean: latitude determinations.
The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 7/1/1993; Clark, Alfred; 8470 words
; ... calculations using the American Nautical Almanac for data on specific stars with ... star) for each star. SHA from Nautical Almanac. 4. Convert GHA (star) to longitude ... latitude and declination (from Nautical Almanac) determine star altitude (from ...
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Time expired
The Press; 6/12/2006; 196 words
; ... astronomical time, formerly used in the Nautical Almanac, the day begins at noon and ... of astronomical time in the Nautical Almanac has been discontinued. "The ... issue for 1925, the data in the Nautical Almanac are given for the instant of ...
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Guide to using NOAA chart downloads.
BOAT/U.S. Magazine; 3/1/2006; Husick, Chuck; 1521 words
; ... charts. Select the Nautical Charts and Related ... index) and Chart #1; Nautical Chart Symbols, Abbreviations ... producers of proprietary nautical charts, especially ... situation exists for the Nautical Almanac, produced jointly ... and Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office. The ...
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Interview: Catherine Hohenkerk discusses UK scientists starting site to track moon
Talk of the Nation (NPR); 10/5/2005; LYNN NEARY; 756 words
; ... times. That's where Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office comes in. They are asking ... Catherine Hohenkerk works for the HM Nautical Almanac Office. She joins us now from her ... CATHERINE HOHENKERK (Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office): Hello, Lynn. It's nice ... mathematician and ...
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