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The Royal Greenwich Observatory, Flamsteed House, Greenwich Park, London, c1820. Artist: Unknown

The Royal Greenwich Observatory, Flamsteed House, Greenwich Park, London, c1820. Artist: Unknown

1-158-413 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

The Royal Greenwich Observatory, Flamsteed House, Greenwich Park, London, c1820. The observatory was built by Christopher Wren (1632-1723) on the orders of Charles II with the aim of providing accurate navigation tables and of solving the problem of finding longitude at sea. The building is named after John Flamsteed (1646-1719), the first Astronomer Royal.

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Sir Christopher Wren: British: Architect, engraver
  2. John Flamsteed: British, English: Astronomer
  3. King Charles II: British: King of Great Britain and Ireland
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  1. Lithograph
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  1. 51 29 00 N , 000 00 00 E
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4968x3516
File Size : 51,175kb

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  1. 007949
  1. 007949
  1. 0460000850
  1. 1-158-413
  1. 1158413
  1. 850
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