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The U.S. Naval Academy Observatory Programs and Times Gone By: A Tale of Two Domes by CDR Paul D. Shankland, 906 Murray Road, Naval Air Station, Meridian, Mississippi 39305, [removed]
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Document Date: 2002-06-22 16:09:20


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