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Publications of the United States Naval Observatory 1900-1992

Format: Volume Number Years Covered (or Publication Year if only one part)
             Part Number or Appendix Number (if applicable) Publication Year (if multiple parts)
             Authors of Publication 
             Title of the Publication (Catalog Code, if applicable)
 
Volume 1 1900
Harkness, William And Skinner, A. N.
Transit Circle Observations Of The Sun, Moon, Planets, And Miscellaneous Stars.  1894 - 1899.

Volume 2 1902
 
Skinner, Aaron, N., Littell, Frank B., And King, Theo I.
Zone Observations With The Nine-Inch Transit Circle.  1894 - 1901.

Volume 3 1903
 
Part 1 1903
See, T. J. J., And Lawton, George, K.
Observations Of Eros With The Twenty-Six Inch Equatorial.  1900 - 1901.
 
Part 2 1903
King, Theo I., Boeger, E. A., Brown, W. B., And Hammond, J. C.
Observations Of Eros And Reference Stars With The Nine-Inch Transit Circle. 1900 - 1901.
 
Part 3 1903
Eichelberger, W. S., Lawton, George, K., And Hammond, John C.
Observations Of 495 Zodiacal Stars With The Nine-Inch Transit Circle.  1900.
 
Part 4 1903
Updegraff, Milton, Littell, Frank B., And Lawton, George K.
Observations With The Six-Inch Transit Circle.  1900 - 1901.
 
Part 5 1903
Ingersoll, R. R., Lieutenant, Bowman, C. G., Lieutenant, And Taylor, H., Ensign
Observations With The Prime Vertical Transit Instrument.  1882 - 1884.

Volume 4 1904 - 1906
 
Part 1 1906
Transit Circle Observations Of The Sun, Moon, Planets, And Miscellaneous Stars.  1900 - 1903.
 
Part 2 1906
Eastman, J. R.
Transit Circle Observations Of The Sun, Moon, Planets, And Comets. 1866 - 1891.
 
Part 3 1906
Updegraff, Milton, Hammond, J. D., Morgan, H. R., And Frederick, C.W.
Observations With The Six-Inch Transit Circle.  1901 - 1902.
 
Part 4 1905
Appendix 1
Total Solar Eclipses Of May 28, 1900, And May 17, 1901.
 
Part 4 1904
Appendix 2
Eichelberger, W. S.
Reduction Tables For Transit Circle Observations.
 
Part 4 1905
Appendix 3
Frederick, C. W.
Reduction Tables For Equatorial Observations.
 
Part 4 1905
Appendix 4
Hayden, Edward Everett, Lieut. Commander
The Present Status Of The Use Of Standard Time.

Volume 5 1903
Meteorological Observations And Results.  1893 - 1902.

Volume 6 1911
Equatorial Observations.  1893 - 1907.
 
Appendix 1 1911
Miscellaneous Astronomical Papers.  By The Members Of The Naval Observatory Staff.
 
Appendix 2 1911
Miscellaneous Reports On The Transit Of Mercury Of November 10, 1894.
 
Appendix 3 1911
Horigan, Wm. D.
List Of Publications Issued By The United States Naval Observatory, 1845 - 1908.
 
Volume 7 1911
 
Eichelberger, W. S. And Littell, F. B.
Catalogue Of 23521 Stars Between 13 (degrees) 35 (minutes) And 45 (degrees)
25 (minutes) South Declination For The Equinox 1850.  From Zone Observations
Made At The United States Naval Observatory, 1846 - 1852.(Wa Z)

Volume 8 1914
 
Littell, F. B., Hill, G. A., Evans, H. B. And Littell, F. B.
Vertical Circle Observations Made With The Five-Inch Alt-Azimuth Instrument, 1898 - 1907. (W-Vc 00)
 
Volume 9 1915 - 1920
 
Part 1 1920
Eichelberger, W. S. And Morgan, H. R.
Results Of Observations With The Nine-Inch Transit Circle, 1903 - 1911. (W 00)
 
Part 2 1915
Eichelberger, W. S.
Observations Made With The Nine-Inch Transit Circle, 1903 - 1908.
 
Part 3 1918
Littell, F. B. And Eichelberger, W. S.
Observations Made With The Nine-Inch Transit Circle, 1908 - 1911.
 
Part 4 1918
Littell, F. B. And Morgan, H. R.
Observations Made With The Nine-Inch Transit Circle, 1912 - 1913.
 
Part 4 1916
Appendix 1
Littell, F. B. And Hill, G. A.
Determination Of The Difference Of Longitude Between Washington And Paris 1913 - 1914.
 
Volume 10 1924 - 1926
 
Part 1 1926
Hill, George A.
Observations Made With The Prime Vertical Transit Instrument 1893 - 1912.
 
Part 2 1924
Total Solar Eclipses Of August 30, 1905, And June 8, 1918, With Aviators'
Notes On The Total Solar Eclipse Of September 10, 1923.
 
 
Volume 11 1927
 
Hammond, J. C., And Watts, C. B.
Results Of Observations With The Six-Inch Transit Circle 1909 - 1918. (W 10)
 
Volume 12 1929
Part 1 1929
Equatorial Observations 1908 - 1926
 
Part 2 1929
Photographic Equatorial Observations.
 
Appendix 1929
Littell, F. B., Hammond, J. C., Watts, C.B., And Sollenberger, P.
World Longitude Operation Of 1926.  Results Of Observations At San Diego And Washington.
 
Volume 13 1930 - 1933
 
Main Volume 1933
Morgan, H. R.
Results Of Observations With The Nine-Inch Transit Circle 1913 - 1926. Observations Of The Sun, Moon,
And Planets.  Catalogue Of 9,989 Standard And Intermediary Stars Miscellaneous Stars. (W 20)
 
Appendix 1 1930
Vening Meinesz, F. A., And Wright, F. E.
The Gravity Measuring Cruise Of The U. S. Submarine S-21, With An Appendix On Computational
Procedure By Miss Eleanor A. Lamson.
 
Appendix 2 1932
Lamson, Eleanor A.
Declinations Of Stars Derived From Observations With The Prime Vertical Transit Instrument 1921 - 1925.
 
Appendix 3 1930
Total Solar Eclipses Of January 24, 1925, January 14, 1926, And May 9, 1929.
 
Appendix 4 1932
Morgan, H. R.
Washington, Observations Of The Moon 1894 - 1922.</PRE><HR>
 
Volume 14 1938 - 1939
Part 1 1938
Hammond, J. C.
Catalog Of 3520 Zodiacal Stars Based On Observations With The Six-Inch
Transit Circle 1928 - 1930 Reduced Without Proper Motion To The Equinox 1925.0 (WZ 25)
 
Part 2 1938
Morgan, H. R. And Lyons, U. S.
Results Of Observations On The Nine-Inch Transit Circle 1932 - 1934. Positions And Proper
Motions Of 1117 Reference Stars In Declination -10 (degrees) To -20 (degrees).  Miscellaneous Stars. (W 33)
 
Part 3 1939
Littell, F. B., Morgan, H. R., And Raynsford, G. M.
Vertical Circle Observations Made With The Five-Inch Alt-Azimuth Instrument 1916 - 1933.
 
Part 4 1939
Morgan, H. R.
Proper Motions Of 2916 Intermediary Stars Mostly In Declination -5 (degrees) To -30 (degrees).
 
Part 5 1938
Watts, C. B., Sollenberger, P., And Willis, J. E.
World Longitude Operation Of 1933 At San Diego And Washington.

Volume 15 1942 - 1948
 
Part 1 1942
Wylie, Lloyd R.
A Comparison Of Newcomb'S Tables Of Neptune With Observation 1795 - 1938.
 
Part 2 1942
Clemence G. M. And Whittaker, G. C.
Observations Of The Transit Of Mercury November 11-12, 1940.
 
Part 3 1947
Wylie, Lloyd. R.
An Investigation Of Newcomb'S Theory Of Uranus.
 
Part 4 1947
Burton, H. E., Lyons, U. S., Raynsford, G. M., Wylie, L. R., Browne, W. M., And Smith J. L.
Observations Of Double Stars Made With The 26-Inch Equatorial Of The U. S. Naval Observatory 1928 - 1944.
 
Part 5 1948
Morgan, H. R. And Scott, F. P.
Results Of Observations Made With The Nine-Inch Transit Circle 1935 - 1945. Observations Of The Sun And Planets.
Catalog Of 5,446 Stars Corrections To GC And FK3. (W 40)

Volume 16 1949 - 1952
 
 
Part 1 1949
Watts, C. B. And Adams, A. N.
Results Of Observations Made With The Six-Inch Transit Circle 1925 - 1941. Observations Of The Sun, Moon,
And Planets; Catalog Of 2383 Stars For 1925.0; Catalog Of 1536 Stars For 1950.0; Corrections To GC And FK3.
(W 25 - Results of observations...)(W 1-50 - Catalog of 1536 Stars...)
 
Part 2 1950
Watts, C. B.
Description Of The Six-Inch Transit Circle Instrumental Developments 1932 - 1948.
 
Part 3 1952
Watts, C. B., Scott, F. P., And Adams, A. N.
Results Of Observations Made With The Six-Inch Transit Circle 1941 - 1949. Observations Of The Sun, Moon,
And Planets Catalog Of 5216 Stars For 1950.0. Corrections To GC And FK3. (W 2-50)

Volume 17 1950 - 1961
 
Part 1 1950
Hall, John S. And Mikesell, A. H.
Polarization Of Light In The Galaxy As Determined From Observations Of 551 Early-Type Stars.
 
Part 2 1954
Lyons, U. S. And Wylie, L. R.
Observations Of Double Stars Made With The 26-Inch Equatorial Of The U. S. Naval Observatory 1945 - 48.
 
Part 3 1954
Hall, A., Jr., Burton, H. E., Lyons, U. S., Wylie, L. R., Raynsford, G. M., Brown, W. M., And Smith, J. L.
Observations Of Satellites Made With The 26-Inch Equatorial Of The U. S. Naval Observatory 1928 - 1947.
 
Part 4 1955
Mikesell, A. H.
The Scintillation Of Starlight.
 
Part 5 1956
Markowitz, Wm.
Observations Of Double Stars, 1949 - 52 And A Study Of The Optics Of The 26-Inch Refractor.
 
Part 6 1958
Hall, John S.
Polarization Of Star Light In The Galaxy.
 
Part 7 1961
Hoag, A. A., Johnson, H. L., Iriate, B., Mitchell, R. I., Hallam, K. L., And Sharpless.
Photometry Of Stars In Galactic Cluster Fields. (no copies available)
 
Volume 18 1963 - 1969
 
Part 1 1963
Franz, O. G., Gossner, J. L., Josties, F. J., Lindenblad, I. W., Mikesell, A. H., Mintz, B. F., And Riddle, R. K.
Photographic Measures Of Double Stars.
 
Part 2A 1968
Mikesell, A. H.
Mechanical Improvement Of The 26-Inch Refractor.
 
Part 2B 1968
Riddle, R. K.
A Study Of The Optical Properties Of The 26-Inch Refractor.
 
Part 3 1963
Worley, Charles E.
A Catalog Of Visual Binary Orbits.
 
Part 4 1966
Walker, R. L., Jr.
Micrometer Measures Of 256 Double Stars.
 
Part 5 1969
Strand, K. Aa.
Photovisual Magnitude Differences Of Double Stars.
 
Part 6 1967
Worley, Charles E.
Micrometer Measures Of 1164 Double Stars.
 
Part 7 1969
Kallarakal, V. V., Lindenblad, I. W., Josties, F. J., Riddle, R. K., Miranian, M., Mintz, B. F., And Klugh, A. P.
Photographic Measures Of Double Stars.

Volume 19 1964 - 1969
 
Part 1 1964
Adams, A. N., Bestul, S. M., And Scott, D. K.
Results Of Observations Made With The Six-Inch Transit Circle 1949 - 1956. Observations Of The Sun, Moon,
And Planets; Catalog Of 5965 Stars For 1950.0; Corrections To FK4, GC, And N30. (W 3-50)
 
Part 2 1968
Adams, A. N. And Scott, D. K.
Results Of Observations Made With The Six-Inch Transit Circle 1956 - 1962. Observations Of The Sun, Moon,
And Planets; Catalog Of 2554 Stars For 1950.0; Corrections To FK4, GC, And N30. (W 4-50)
 
Part 3 1969
Adams, A. N., Klock, B. L., And Scott, D. K.
Washington Meridian Observations Of The Moon Six-Inch Transit Circle Results 1925 - 1968.
 
Volume 20 1967 - 1974
Part 1 1971
Strand, K. Aa.
The 61-Inch Astrometric Reflector System.
 
Part 2 1967
Hoag, A. A., Priser, J. B., Riddle, R. K., And Christy, J. W.
Installation, Tests, And Initial Performance Of The 61-Inch Astrometric Reflector.
 
Part 3A 1970
Riddle, R. K.
First Catalog Of Trigonometric Parallaxes Of Faint Stars.  Astrometric Results.
 
Part 3B 1970
Priser, J. B.
First Catalog Of Trigonometric Parallaxes Of Faint Stars.  Photometric Results.
 
Part 3C 1970
Strand, K. Aa. And Riddle, R. K.
First Catalog Of Trigonometric Parallaxes Of Faint Stars.  Discussion.
 
Part 4 1971
Ables, Harold D.
Optical Study Of Nearby Galaxies.
 
Part 5 1972
Kron, Gerald E., Guetter, Harry H., And Riepe, Betty Y.
A Catalog Of Colorimetric Measures Of Stars On The Six-Color System Of Stebbins And Whitford.
 
Part 6 1972
Routly Paul M.
Second Catalog Of Trigonometric Parallaxes Of Faint Stars.
 
Part 7 1974
Priser, J. B.
UBV Sequences In Selected Areas.

Volume 21 1968
 
Blanco, V. M., Demers, S., Douglass, G. G., And Fitzgerald, M. P.
Photoelectric Catalogue Magnitudes And Colors Of Stars In The U, B, B And U(c), B, V Systems.
 
Volume 22 1969 - 1974
 
Part 1 1969
Walker, R. L., Jr.
Micrometer Measures Of 463 Double Stars.
 
Part 2 1971
Worley, Charles E.
Micrometer Measures Of 1343 Double Stars.
 
Part 3 1972
Harrington, Robert S. And Mintz, Betty F.
Positions Of Bright Minor Planets.
 
Part 4 1972
Worley, Charles E.
Micrometer Measures Of 1056 Double Stars.
 
Part 5 1972
Walker, R. L., Jr.
Micrometer Measures Of 618 Double Stars.
 
Part 6 1974
Josties, F. J., Dahn, C. C., Kallarakal, V. V., Miranian, M., Douglass, G.G., Christy, J. W., Behall, A. L.,
And Harrington, R. S.
Photographic Measures Of Double Stars.

Volume 23 1975 - 1982
   
Part 1 1975
Rhynsburger, R. W. And Gauss, F. S.
Catalog Of Proper Motions For The 5965 Stars Of The Six-Inch Transit Circle Program 1949 - 1956.
 
Part 2 1980
Rhynsburger, R. W., Gauss, F. S., And Crull, H. E., Jr.
Motions And Physical Properties Of 1086 Cepheids And Early-Type Stars Observed In The Washington Six-Inch
Transit Circle Program 1949 - 1956.
 
Part 3 1982
Hughes, J. A. And Scott, D. K.
Results Of Observations Made With The Six-Inch Transit Circle 1963 - 1971. Observations Of The Sun, Moon,
And Planets; Catalog Of 14916 Stars For 1950.0; Comparison With FK4, GC, And N30. (W 5-50)
 
Volume 24 1975 - 1978
 
Part 1 1975
Harrington, R. S., Dahn, C. C., Behall, A. L., Priser, J. B., Christy, J. W.,
Riepe, B. Y., Ables, H. D., Guetter, H. H., Hewitt, A. V., And Walker, R.L.
Third Catalog Of Trigonometric Parallaxes Of Faint Stars.
 
Part 2 1976
Behall, Alan L.
Micrometer Measures Of 267 Double Stars.
 
Part 3 1976
Dahn, C. C., Harrington, R. S., Riepe, B. Y., Christy, J. W., Guetter, H. H.,
Behall, A. L., Walker, R. L., Hewitt, A. V., And Ables, H. D.
Fourth Catalog Of Trigonometric Parallaxes Of Faint Stars.
 
Part 4 1978
Harrington, R. S., Dahn, C. C., Miranian, M., Riepe, B. Y., Christy, J. W.,
Guetter, H. H., Ables, H. D., Hewitt, A. V., Vrba, F. J., And Walker, R.L.
Fifth Catalog Of Trigonometric Parallaxes Of Faint Stars.
 
Part 5 1978
Josties, F. J., Kallarakal, V. V., Douglass, G. G., And Christy, J. W.
Photographic Measures Of Double Stars.
 
Part 6 1978
Worley, Charles E.
Micrometer Measures Of 1980 Double Stars.
 
Part 7 1983
Worley, Charles E., And Heintz, Wulff D.
Fourth Catalog Of Orbits Of Visual Binary Stars
 
Volume 25 1984 - 1986
 
Part 1 1984
Rydgren, A. E., Schmelz, J. T., Zak, D. S., Vrba, F. J.
Broad Band Spectral Energy Distributions Of T Tauri Stars In The Taurus-Auriga Region.
 
Part 2 1985
Walker, Richard L. Jr.
Micrometer Measures Of 711 Double Stars
 
Part 3 1989
Worley, Charles E.
Micrometer Measures Of 2589 Double Stars

Volume 26 1987 - 1992
 
Part 1 1987
Scott, David K.
Results Of Observations Made With The Six-Inch Transit Circle 1956-1962; Catalog Of 10,010 Agk3R Stars For 1950.0
Comparison With GC And N30 (W 4-50a)
 
Part 2 1992
Hughes, J.A.; Smith, C.A. And Branham, R.L.
Results Of Observations Made With The Seven-Inch Transit Circle 1967-1973; Observations Of The Moon And
Minor Planets; Catalog Of 23,001 Stars For 1950.0; Comparisons With FK4. (W L-50)
 
 
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