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DC Military
April 27, 2018
But the U.S. Army Chorus had performed for official functions at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., many times during George H.W. Bush's term as vice president. Barbara Bush was familiar with the group and was moved by Powell's rendition of “Old Man River.” “We had been invited to sing before,Ãâà...
Cape Cod Times
April 27, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence, wife Karen and adult children Michael, Charlotte and Audrey are the seventh family to inhabit the 33-room house on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory. A year in, they have put their own spin on it. For the Pences, this includes painting the dining room matte blue to matchÃâà...
Georgetown University The Hoya
April 26, 2018
Upon its 1841 conception, the Heyden Observatory was not unanimously welcomed; the 1839 construction of the Naval Observatory just a mile away on Embassy Row brought concerns of redundancy. “Everyone thought it was totally stupid to put another observatory right next to the U.S. Naval ObservatoryÃâà...
Bustle
April 25, 2018
The typical lunar cycle, or lunation, rather, occurs over the course of approximately 29.5 days, per the United States Naval Observatory. It begins with a new moon, when the moon is positioned between the Earth and sun, when the bright side of the moon is facing away from earth. This leaves none of itsÃâà...
Ukiah Daily Journal
April 24, 2018
He was inspired to get involved following a visit to Croatian naval observatory. “A volunteer who met me in Croatia talked me into this project,” says Beck. The worldwide project is largely run by hundreds of volunteers. Beck approached the Mendocino College Foundation, who awarded a grant to purchaseÃâà...
encore Online
March 14, 2018
The message inside indicated where the ship was when the message was dropped into the ocean and requested whomever finds it to contact the German Naval Observatory or nearest German Consulate about the location of the find. The story in the paper got me thinking about the book “Message in aÃâà...
Williams News
March 14, 2018
As units responded from Station 82 in Bellemont, they could see flames and smoke in the trees west of the Naval Observatory. Mutual aid was requested from Camp Navajo Fire Department for their Type 3 wildland engine. Once on scene, units found a large 50 x 50 foot slash pile fully engulfed.
Houston Chronicle
March 13, 2018
The U.S. Naval Observatory dubbed the world's greatest superpower “the world's worst timekeeper.” So, in 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, which mandated six months of standard time and six of daylight saving. Great for golf – but what about everyone else? Why do we still do it? Today weÃâà...
cleveland.com
March 5, 2018
Sunset in Cleveland will be at 7:29 p.m. on Sunday. It will continue to creep later, reaching 9:04 p.m. on June 20 and remaining at 9:04 p.m. through July 4, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. Saving time will be used until the morning of Nov. 4, when clocks will "fall" back an hour, beginning standardÃâà...
KING5.com (blog)
March 5, 2018
Monday was a milestone day for our climb out of the darkness of winter. The sun set Monday a few seconds past 6 p.m. – the first sunset after 6 p.m. this year, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. The last time the sun set after 6 p.m. was October 26 (sunset was 6:01 p.m.). We are gaining daylightÃâà...
WTOP
February 26, 2018
Since 1977, the vice president has lived on the grounds of the 72-acre U.S. Naval Observatory, just off Massachusetts Avenue in Northwest D.C. Before then, ... From Charles Denyer's “Number One Observatory Circle” — Vice President and Mrs. Bush at the vice president's home at the Naval Observatory.
MassLive.com
February 23, 2018
On Friday, Baker and his wife will attend a lunch hosted by Vice President Mike Pence at the Naval Observatory. Also Friday, Baker will attend a Council of Governors breakfast and briefing, followed by a Council of Governors meeting at the Pentagon. He will spend the evening at a National GovernorsÃâà...
Alabama Today
February 12, 2018
The University of Alabama has partnered with the United States Naval Observatory to train UA students in precise timing and time interval technology, which is used in highly precise atomic clocks on which the U.S. military, financial sector, GPS satellites and power grids rely. The partnership will involve anÃâà...
Sky & Telescope
December 31, 1999
James Christy discovered the 750-mile- (1,200-kilometer-) diameter moon Charon using the 61-inch telescope at the U.S. Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station on June 22, 1978. At the time of discovery, Charon appeared simply as an indistinct fuzzy "lump" on the side of Pluto. The Hubble Space TelescopeÃâà...
Utica Observer Dispatch
December 31, 1999
Vice President Mike Pence, wife Karen and adult children Michael, Charlotte and Audrey are the seventh family to inhabit the 33-room house on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory. A year in, they have put their own spin on it. For the Pences, this includes painting the dining room matte blue to matchÃâà...
The Columbian
December 31, 1999
More digging, along with help from authorities in the Netherlands and Germany, revealed that the bottle was part of a long-term German Naval Observatory program studying global ocean currents. An entry in the Paula's Meteorological Journal written by the captain detailed the bottle being tossedÃâà...
New York Times
December 31, 1999
The bottle had been tossed into the Indian Ocean from the ship as part of a decades-long experiment by the German Naval Observatory to understand ... politely asked whoever found the bottle to write when and where it had been found and to return it to the German Naval Observatory in Hamburg or to theÃâà...
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