Royal Observatory Greenwich

1675VariousRoyal Museums Greenwich

LocationUK (England)

Year1675

SizeVarious

OperatorRoyal Museums Greenwich

About Royal Observatory Greenwich

Founded by King Charles II to fix the problem of finding longitude at sea. The Prime Meridian of the world runs through its courtyard. Greenwich Mean Time, the root of modern universal time, was standardized here. John Flamsteed served as the first Astronomer Royal.

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