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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG; [1] known as the Old Royal Observatory from 1957 to 1998, when the working Royal Greenwich Observatory, RGO, temporarily moved south from Greenwich to Herstmonceux) is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in south east London, overlooking the River Thames to the north.
Greenwich Park seen from the observatory. Items portrayed in this file depicts. Greenwich Park. ... coordinates of the point of view. 51°28'40.652"N, 0°0'3.172"W.
Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east London. One of the Royal Parks of London , and the first to be enclosed (in 1433), it covers 74 hectares (180 acres), [ 1 ] and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site .
The Greenwich meridian is a prime meridian, a geographical reference line that passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in London, England. [1] From 1884 to 1974, the Greenwich meridian was the international standard prime meridian, used worldwide for timekeeping and navigation.
Greenwich Park, Greenwich: Observatory: Mid 19th century: 8 June 1973 ... Geo-coordinates Entry number [note 3] Image; Charnel House to Church of St Nicholas Greenwich:
Nearby a major group of buildings within the park includes the former Royal Observatory, Greenwich; the Prime Meridian passes through this building. Greenwich Mean Time was at one time based on the time observations made at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, before being superseded by the closely related Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
It shows Greenwich Mean Time all year round. The Shepherd Gate Clock) is mounted on the wall outside the gate of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich building in Greenwich, Greater London. The clock, an early example of an electrically connected clock system, was a sympathetic clock mechanism controlled by electric pulses transmitted by a motor ...
The Peter Harrison Planetarium is a 120-seat digital laser planetarium, situated in Greenwich Park, London and is part of the National Maritime Museum. It opened on 25 May 2007, [ 1 ] funded by the philanthropist Peter Harrison .