Publication of the first annual volume

The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris began with its first issue, for the year 1767, originally published from the Royal Greenwich Observatory in England. As Astronomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne oversaw its production, having proposed the establishment of the almanac to the Board of Longitude. The full title was the British Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris for the Meridian of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. The supplied passages confirm the 1767 issue but do not state a specific publication day or month, so only the year is asserted.