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RGO 181 contains the complete series of volumes of 'Apparent Places of Fundamental Stars' produced by H.M. Nautical Almanac Office, including several reprints.

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RGO 182 contains an almost complete run of the publication 'Astronomical Phenomena' from 1951-2013 (missing 1955).

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Correspondence regarding the purchase of electronic equipment, such as tape recorders, for the Royal Greenwich Observatory, and the purchase or rental of a computer for use by the Nautical Almanac Office.

Scope and Contents Official correspondence regarding salaries at the Nautical Almanac Office; the Royal Observatory, Greenwich; the Royal Greenwich Observatory; the Chronometer Department; and the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Abinger. There are letters concerning night duty; shift duty; shift disturbance allowances; overtime; special leave for Staff Association purposes; transfer grants; revised salary scales; Foreign Service Allowance; requests for the payment of salaries directly to the bank; and pay...

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Correspondence between the Royal Observatory, Greenwich; the Nautical Almanac Office; and the Department of Physical Research concerning a proposal for a later report on the course on numerical computation with D.H. Sadler as lecturer.

Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding the Royal Greenwich Observatory Board of Visitors, 1963-1965, including correspondence with W.H. McCrea, Convenor; material on the nomination of D.W.N. Stibbs to the Board; minutes of meetings; correspondence on the management of the Isaac Newton Telescope and the projected merging of the Board of Management with the Board of Visitors; and papers on the dissolution of the Board of Visitors and the setting up of the Royal Greenwich Observatory Committee. There...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers regarding the transfer of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and allied departments to Herstmonceux:(1) Correspondence, memoranda, manuscript notes and plans concerning the move, 1946-1948, including the following items:Memorandum from the Civil Engineer-in-Chief's office referring to estimates of costs, the Nautical Almanac Office, the Chronometer Department and the Solar Department Building.Letters to R. Atkinson from J.T. Williams,...

Scope and Contents Official and general correspondence regarding the Nautical Almanac Office, including letters concerning equipment, staff, prices of almanacs and reports of meetings. The papers include the following items:Memorandum by D.H. Sadler regarding the 'Bicentenary of the Publication of the First Nautical Almanac', 1962.Correspondence concerning the proposed replacement of the 1201 computer, 1961.Memorandum by D.H. Sadler on the work of H.M. Nautical Almanac Office,...

Scope and Contents Correspondence with the Admiralty and the Treasury regarding the Nautical Almanac Office and its reorganisation, staffing, structure, pay, sales, prices and changes in the layout of its publications:Correspondence relating to proposed changes in the structure and layout of the 'Nautical Almanac', 1903-1904, including notes on the differences between the 'Nautical Almanac', 'Connaissance de Temps' and 'Berliner Jahrbuch' and proposals that lunar distances be omitted from the 'Nautical...

Scope and Contents (1) Miscellaneous correspondence and related material concerning the Nautical Almanac Office. There are papers regarding staff finance, including concession passes issued to staff, salaries, reference sheets and data supplied by the N.A.O. to H.G. Barker, Secretary and Cashier for the Royal Observatory, for making payments. There is also correspondence regarding Hollerith equipment for the N.A.O.; telegrams from the Colonial Office regarding Greenwich Mean Time and British Summer Time in the...

Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding the removal of the Royal Observatory to Herstmonceux, including letters from the public concerning the move; correspondence with the Admiralty; material relating to the agreement for the sale of Herstmonceux Castle; correspondence with P. Latham; a letter from the Bishop of Chichester regarding the chapel; correspondence regarding the developments which might prove detrimental to the Observatory; material on the housing of staff; correspondence with Sir Howard Grubb,...

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Correspondence with the Civil Engineer-in-Chief at the Admiralty and others, with memoranda and other papers, regarding the Time Department and Nautical Almanac Office Building.

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Correspondence with the Admiralty regarding the Time Department and Nautical Almanac Office Group.

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Correspondence with the Admiralty, the Hydrographer of the Navy and others regarding the Time Department and Nautical Almanac Office Building (the 'West Building').

Scope and Contents Correspondence with the Admiralty; H.M. Dockyard, Chatham; the Hydrographer of the Navy; and others, with memoranda and other papers, regarding the Time Department and Nautical Almanac Office Building (the 'West Building'). There are various drawings, including the following items:1. Drawing of the sliding hatch to the storeman in Room 94 of the Time and Nautical Almanac Block, 9 January 1957.2. Drawing of the sliding window to Room 94, 24 October 1956.3. Drawing of...

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Correspondence with H.M. Dockyard, Chatham; the Superintendent of the S.E. England Navy Works District, Chatham; and others, with memoranda and other papers, regarding the Time Department and Nautical Almanac Office Building (the 'West Building'). The papers include a copy of a drawing showing alterations to the West Building and additions to the ground floor.

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Correspondence with the Superintendent, Navy Works, Ministry of Public Building and Works, Chatham, and others regarding the Time Department and Nautical Almanac Office Building (the 'West Building').

Scope and Contents Correspondence relating to the transit of Venus, 1874. The correspondents include the Treasury; the Foreign Office; the India Office; the Colonial Department; the Agents General of New South Wales, Victoria and Southern Australia; the War Office; the Post Office; the Science and Arts Department; the Royal Society; the Royal Astronomical Society; the Nautical Almanac Office; and the Board of Visitors. There is also a report by Airy to the Treasury on telescopic observations of the transit of...

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Correspondence between H.M. Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, and the Royal Greenwich Observatory regarding the Time Department and Nautical Almanac Office Service Building.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with the Nautical Almanac Office, primarily with W.S. Stratford over the 'Nautical Almanac', and including topics such as the minor planets, Jupiter's satellites, Halley's and Encke's Comets, and errors in the 'Nautical Almanac' and Greenwich observations. There is further correspondence with the British Association for the Advancement of Science on the subject of producing a comprehensive star catalogue and reductions. The correspondents include Sir J. Barrow, Sir J. South,...

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Correspondence of David Gill with the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and the Nautical Almanac Office.

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Correspondence with the Astronomer Royal, Greenwich, and the Nautical Almanac Office, including letters on the distribution of publications and on ways of ensuring an acknowledgement of receipt is obtained. There are also schemes for the examination of computers for higher grades.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with the Secretary and members of the Royal Society regarding the provision in London of a science centre and new accommodation for the Learned Societies; the nomination of persons for Fellowships; travel arrangements for persons involved with the Anglo-Australian Telescope; arrangements for the Royal Greenwich Observatory exhibit at the Conversazione marking the quarter-centenary of Galileo's birth on 9 July 1964; travel expenses and grants for Nautical Almanac Office staff...

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Nos 101-356 of the NAO Journal Reprint Series, comprised of typescripts, photocopies and printed items. The principal authors are D.H. Sadler, J.G. Porter and G.A. Wilkins. The dates the reprints were made is not known.

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A small set of editions from the series 'NAO Technical Notes'.