Disambiguation evidence for United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C. via surface form

"United States Naval Observatory"


As subject (60)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "United States Naval Observatory".

Predicate Object
affiliation United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station
architecturalStyle 19th-century institutional architecture
contributesTo Coordinated Universal Time
contributesTo International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service
surface form: International Celestial Reference Frame
coordinates approximately 38.921°N 77.066°W
country United States of America
employs astronomers
employs civilian staff
employs engineers
employs military personnel
employs physicists
hasFunction astronomical research
hasFunction ephemeris production
hasFunction geodesy
hasFunction navigation support
hasFunction reference frame determination
hasFunction standard time dissemination
hasFunction support of civilian positioning and timing systems
hasFunction support of military operations
hasFunction timekeeping
hasPart Number One Observatory Circle
hasPart Vice President's Residence
surface form: Vice President’s Residence
hasPart administrative offices
hasPart main observatory building
hasPart telescope domes
hasPart time service facilities
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
heritageStatus historic site
inception 1830
instanceOf United States Navy facility
instanceOf astronomical observatory
instanceOf scientific research institution
jurisdiction District of Columbia
knownFor astronomical observations
knownFor maintaining U.S. official time scale
knownFor precise timekeeping
knownFor production of astronomical almanacs
knownFor supporting GPS timing
locatedIn Northwest Washington, D.C.
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
locatedOn Massachusetts Avenue NW
mainBuildingMaterial brick
near Embassy Row, Washington, D.C.
operatedBy United States Navy
originalName Depot of Charts and Instruments
ownedBy United States Navy
partOf Department of Defense
surface form: U.S. Department of Defense
partOf United States government
produces U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock
produces astronomical almanacs
produces ephemerides for celestial bodies
produces star catalogs
renamedAs United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C. self-link
surface form: United States Naval Observatory
significantEvent relocation to current Washington, D.C. site in the late 19th century
streetAddress 3450 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
usedAs official residence of the Vice President of the United States
uses Very Long Baseline Interferometry
uses atomic clocks
uses optical telescopes
uses radio telescopes

As object (7)

Triples where some other subject referred to this entity as "United States Naval Observatory".

Glover Park adjacentTo
"United States Naval Observatory"
Simon Newcomb employer
"United States Naval Observatory"
Number One Observatory Circle locatedIn
"United States Naval Observatory"
Vice President's Residence partOf
"United States Naval Observatory"
surface form: United States Naval Observatory
VP residenceLocation
"United States Naval Observatory"
surface form: Vice President of the United States