%0 Journal Article 
%A Muñoz Rey, Yolanda
%T Royal Observatory of Navy in San Fernando, Spain
%D 2026
%@ 1610-6164
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/40216
%X The Royal Observatory of Navy in San Fernando (ROA),1 in its more than 250 years of
uninterrupted scientific activity, was the first Astronomical Observatory in Spain and
has been and remains one of the most important scientific institutions in the country.2
Integrated into the structure of the Spanish Navy within the Science/Culture Section,
it is an institution with a rich history and significant historical astronomical value. Its
main activities include Astronomy, Geophysics, and the Time Section. Overall, the
combination of its astronomical services, its valuable historical collections of books,
documents, and instruments, and its historic role in determining time position the
ROA, as a key institution for research and the enhancement of historical astronomical
heritage, which, in this case, is fully preserved in situ and contextualized. Today, the
ROA is opening to new forms of scientific and cultural dissemination to the public
and historical research to highlight its values.
%K Royal Observatory of Navy in San Fernando
%K Astronomy
%K Scientific Heritage
%K UNESCO World Heritage
%~ Universidad de Cádiz