ROYAL OBSERVATORY
Science – Technology
2024
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2024
Commissioned by King Charles II in 1675 from architect Christopher Wren, the Royal Observatory allowed astronomer John Flamsteed to observe the sky. The royal park that surrounds it is partly designed by Le Nôtre. Inside the Observatory is the Greenwich meridian, whose line can be seen on the ground. In 1884, it was decided that the Greenwich meridian would correspond to the 0 meridian, from which all distances would be measured from east to west. Recently, calculations have located the meridian a little further east than the trace!
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Très intéressant
Au sommet de l'Observatoire, on observe un curieux ballon rouge surmonté d'une croix qui monte tous les jours à 13h qui permet aux marins de savoir l'heure.
Le site offre un panorama magnifique sur les Docklands.
On peut même franchir de chaque côté le célèbre méridien de Greenwich représenté sur le sol par un tracé lumineux.