Greenwich Observatory
About Greenwich Observatory
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park in south east London, overlooking the River Thames to the north. It played a major role in the history of astronomy and navigation, and because the Prime Meridian passed through it, it gave its name to Greenwich Mean Time, the precursor to today's Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The ROG has the IAU observatory code of 000, the first in the list. ROG, the National Maritime Museum, the Queen's House and the clipper ship Cutty Sark are collectively designated Royal Museums Greenwich.
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That was a genuine problem, wasn't it — when the Royal Astronomer was stationed at the Tower of London while they were waiting for the Greenwich Observatory to be built. This was John Flamsteed, the first Royal Astronomer. While the Observatory was being built, he was trying to do his astronomy at the Tower of London and the Ravens kept pooing on the telescope.
from 233: No Such Thing As A Sexy Question Mark, 2018-09-07 at 00:13:47 · read transcript
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