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Royal Museums Greenwich is an organisation comprising four museums in Greenwich, east London, illustrated below. The Royal Museums Greenwich Foundation is a Private Limited Company by guarantee without share capital use of 'Limited' exemption, company number 08002287, incorporated on 22 March 2012. [1] It is registered as charity number 1147279.
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- The Astronomers Royal and Longitude
- The Royal Observatory Time Ball
- The Prime Meridian
- 20th Century and Beyond
John Flamsteed held the post of Astronomer Royal for 42 years. In the nearly 300 years it functioned as a working observatory, there were only nine other Astronomers Royal at Greenwich. Between them, the first two Astronomers Royal – John Flamsteed and Edmond Halley – plotted all the stars visible in the northern and southern hemispheres. At the sa...
The first public time signal in the country was broadcast from the roof of Flamsteed House in 1833, by dropping a ball at a predetermined time. Since then, each day at 12.55 the ball is hoisted half way up the mast – originally a signal for navigators on ships and in docks along the Thames to be prepared. Then at two minutes to the hour, the ball i...
Since the late 19th century, the Royal Observatory is the historic source of the Prime Meridian of the world, Longitude 0° 0' 0''. The world prime meridian marks the divide between the eastern and western hemispheres. Before this, almost every town in the world kept its own local time. There were no national or international conventions to set how ...
As far back as the 19th century it became apparent that the Royal Observatory would need to move away from Greenwich. There were already problems with air and light pollution from London and new train lines caused vibrations and interference with magnetic observations. A move was planned, but delayed by the Second World War – during which the Royal...
Royal Museums Greenwich comprises the Royal Observatory, Cutty Sark, National Maritime Museum and Queen’s House. We are also home to The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre and the Caird Library and Archive.
Feb 19, 2021 · Royal Museums Greenwich, part of Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, is made up of the National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory and the Queen’s House. Royal Museums Greenwich history. Greenwich has long had associations with seafaring and navigation.
Home. About us. Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) comprises the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, and the Queen's House. Together they work to illustrate the importance of the...
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