Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1929
 

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Página 231 - Observatory performs continuous observation of celestial bodies, natural and artificial; derives and publishes such data as will afford to United States Naval vessels and aircraft, as well as to all availing themselves thereof, means for safe navigation, including the provision of accurate time; and while pursuing this primary function, contributes materially to the general advancement of navigation and astronomy.
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