The United States Naval Observatory is a scientific and military facility that produces geopositioning, navigation and timekeeping data for the United States Navy and the Department of Defense. Established in 1830 as the Depot of Charts and Instruments, it is one of the oldest scientific agencies in the United States and remains a leading facility for astronomical and timing data. It stands in Northwest Washington, D.C., where it relocated in 1893 to escape light pollution. Its studies have included measuring the speed of light, observing solar eclipses and discovering the moons of Mars, and it provided data for the first radio time signals.
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The observatory is located in Northwest Washington, D.C. at the northwestern end of Embassy Row.
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Established in 1830 as the Depot of Charts and Instruments, it is one of the oldest scientific agencies in the United States, and remains a leading facility for astronomical and timing data.
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He became Superintendent of the Depot of Charts and Instruments, later renamed the United States Naval Observatory, in 1844.
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