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The '''HM Nautical Almanac Office''' ('''HMNAO'''), now part of the [[Rutherford Appleton Laboratory]], near [[Abingdon, England|Abingdon]] in [[Oxfordshire]], was established in [[1832]] on the site of the [[Royal Greenwich Observatory]], where the ''Nautical Almanac'' had been published since 1767. |
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'''His Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office''' ('''HMNAO'''), now part of the [[United Kingdom Hydrographic Office]], was established in 1832 on the site of the [[Royal Greenwich Observatory|Royal Observatory, Greenwich]] (ROG), where ''[[The Nautical Almanac]]'' had been published since 1767. HMNAO produces astronomical data for a wide range of users, such as astronomers, mariners, aviators, surveyors, the military, Police, lawyers, religious groups, architects, schools, diary and calendar manufacturers, photographers and film crews. |
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In 1937 it became part of RGO and moved with it, first to Herstmonceux, near [[Hailsham]] in [[East Sussex]] in 1948, then to [[Cambridge]] in 1980. When RGO closed in 1998 HMNAO was transferred to its present location. |
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In 1937, it became part of ROG and moved with it, when it moved away from Greenwich (and was renamed the Royal Greenwich Observatory) first to [[Herstmonceux Castle]], near [[Hailsham]] in [[East Sussex]] in 1948, then to [[Cambridge]] in 1990. When the RGO closed in 1998 HMNAO was transferred to the [[Rutherford Appleton Laboratory]], near [[Abingdon, Oxfordshire|Abingdon]] in [[Oxfordshire]]. In December 2006, HMNAO was transferred to the [[United Kingdom Hydrographic Office]], which is based in [[Taunton]] in [[Somerset]]. |
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==Leaders of HMNAO== |
==Leaders of HMNAO== |
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===Superintendents of the Nautical Almanac=== |
===Superintendents of the Nautical Almanac=== |
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*[[Thomas Young (scientist)|Thomas Young]] ( |
*[[Thomas Young (scientist)|Thomas Young]] (1818–1829){{snd}} [[physicist]] and [[polymath]] |
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*[[John Pond]] ( |
*[[John Pond]] (1829–1831){{snd}} [[Astronomer Royal]] |
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*[[W. S. Stratford]] ( |
*[[W. S. Stratford]] (1831–1853){{snd}} set up a central bureaucracy to replace the system of home-based [[human computer]]s |
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*[[John Russell Hind]] ([[ |
*[[John Russell Hind]] (1853–1891){{snd}} discovered a number of [[asteroid]]s in the earlier part of his career |
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*[[A. M. W. Downing]] ( |
*[[A. M. W. Downing]] (1891–1910) |
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*[[Philip Herbert Cowell]] ( |
*[[Philip Herbert Cowell]] (1910–1930){{snd}} best remembered for his work with [[Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin|Andrew Crommelin]] on the calculation of the orbit of [[Halley's Comet]] by numerical integration, in preparation for its return in 1910 |
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*[[Leslie Comrie]] (1930–1936){{snd}} a pioneer of numerical computation |
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*[[Donald Sadler]] (1936–1970) |
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*George A. Wilkins (1970–1989) |
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*Bernard D. Yallop (1989–1996) |
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===Heads of HM Nautical Almanac Office=== |
===Heads of HM Nautical Almanac Office=== |
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*Andrew T. Sinclair (1996–1998) |
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*Patrick T. Wallace (1998–2006) |
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*Stephen A. Bell (2006–present) |
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==Publications== |
==Publications== |
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*''The Astronomical Almanac'' |
*''The Astronomical Almanac'' (jointly with the [[United States Naval Observatory]]) |
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*''The Nautical Almanac'' |
*''The [[Nautical Almanac]]'' (jointly with the USNO) |
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*''Astronomical Phenomena'' |
*''Astronomical Phenomena'' (jointly with the USNO) |
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*''The Star Almanac'' |
*''The Star Almanac'' |
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*''The UK Air Almanac'' |
*''The UK Air Almanac'' |
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*''Rapid Sight Reduction Tables for Navigation'' |
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*''Planetary and Lunar Coordinates'' |
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*[https://www.gov.uk/HMNAO HMNAO on gov.uk] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041109072235/http://www.nao.rl.ac.uk/nao/history/super.html List of Superintendents and Heads of HMNAO] |
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Latest revision as of 10:20, 31 March 2024
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Formed | 1832–current |
Jurisdiction | Government of the United Kingdom |
Headquarters | Taunton, Somerset |
Parent Office | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
His Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO), now part of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, was established in 1832 on the site of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG), where The Nautical Almanac had been published since 1767. HMNAO produces astronomical data for a wide range of users, such as astronomers, mariners, aviators, surveyors, the military, Police, lawyers, religious groups, architects, schools, diary and calendar manufacturers, photographers and film crews.
In 1937, it became part of ROG and moved with it, when it moved away from Greenwich (and was renamed the Royal Greenwich Observatory) first to Herstmonceux Castle, near Hailsham in East Sussex in 1948, then to Cambridge in 1990. When the RGO closed in 1998 HMNAO was transferred to the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, near Abingdon in Oxfordshire. In December 2006, HMNAO was transferred to the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, which is based in Taunton in Somerset.
Leaders of HMNAO[edit]
Superintendents of the Nautical Almanac[edit]
- Thomas Young (1818–1829) – physicist and polymath
- John Pond (1829–1831) – Astronomer Royal
- W. S. Stratford (1831–1853) – set up a central bureaucracy to replace the system of home-based human computers
- John Russell Hind (1853–1891) – discovered a number of asteroids in the earlier part of his career
- A. M. W. Downing (1891–1910)
- Philip Herbert Cowell (1910–1930) – best remembered for his work with Andrew Crommelin on the calculation of the orbit of Halley's Comet by numerical integration, in preparation for its return in 1910
- Leslie Comrie (1930–1936) – a pioneer of numerical computation
- Donald Sadler (1936–1970)
- George A. Wilkins (1970–1989)
- Bernard D. Yallop (1989–1996)
Heads of HM Nautical Almanac Office[edit]
- Andrew T. Sinclair (1996–1998)
- Patrick T. Wallace (1998–2006)
- Stephen A. Bell (2006–present)
Publications[edit]
- The Astronomical Almanac (jointly with the United States Naval Observatory)
- The Nautical Almanac (jointly with the USNO)
- Astronomical Phenomena (jointly with the USNO)
- The Star Almanac
- The UK Air Almanac
- Rapid Sight Reduction Tables for Navigation
- Planetary and Lunar Coordinates