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Greenwich and Royal Observatory, Greenwich

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Difference between Greenwich and Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Greenwich vs. Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Greenwich is an area of south east London, England, located east-southeast of Charing Cross. The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG; known as the Old Royal Observatory from 1957 to 1998, when the working Royal Greenwich Observatory, RGO, moved from Greenwich to Herstmonceux) is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park, overlooking the River Thames.

Similarities between Greenwich and Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Greenwich and Royal Observatory, Greenwich have 23 things in common (in Unionpedia): Charles II of England, Christopher Wren, Cutty Sark, Elizabeth I of England, Greenwich Mean Time, Greenwich Park, Henry VIII of England, House of Tudor, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, International Meridian Conference, John Harrison, Longitude, Marine chronometer, Mary I of England, National Maritime Museum, Nevil Maskelyne, Palace of Placentia, Prime meridian, Prime meridian (Greenwich), Queen's House, River Thames, Time ball, Universal Time.

Charles II of England

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was king of England, Scotland and Ireland.

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Christopher Wren

Sir Christopher Wren PRS FRS (–) was an English anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist, as well as one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.

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Cutty Sark

Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship.

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Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603.

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Greenwich Mean Time

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.

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Greenwich Park

Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east London.

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Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death.

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House of Tudor

The House of Tudor was an English royal house of Welsh origin, descended in the male line from the Tudors of Penmynydd.

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Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester

Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, KG (3 October 1390 – 23 February 1447) was an English nobleman, soldier, and literary patron.

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International Meridian Conference

The International Meridian Conference was a conference held in October 1884 in Washington, D.C., in the United States, to determine a prime meridian for international use.

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John Harrison

John Harrison (– 24 March 1776) was a self-educated English carpenter and clockmaker who invented a marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of calculating longitude while at sea.

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Longitude

Longitude, is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface.

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Marine chronometer

A marine chronometer is a timepiece that is precise and accurate enough to be used as a portable time standard; it can therefore be used to determine longitude by means of celestial navigation.

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Mary I of England

Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558) was the Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.

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National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum (NMM) in Greenwich, London, is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom and may be the largest museum of its kind in the world.

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Nevil Maskelyne

The Rev Dr Nevil Maskelyne DD FRS FRSE (6 October 1732 – 9 February 1811) was the fifth British Astronomer Royal.

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Palace of Placentia

The Palace of Placentia was an English Royal Palace built by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in 1443, in Greenwich, on the banks of the River Thames, downstream from London.

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Prime meridian

A prime meridian is a meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°.

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Prime meridian (Greenwich)

A prime meridian, based at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in London, England, was established by Sir George Airy in 1851.

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Queen's House

Queen's House is a former royal residence built between 1616 and 1635 in Greenwich, a few miles down-river from the then City of London and now a London Borough.

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River Thames

The River Thames is a river that flows through southern England, most notably through London.

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Time ball

Time ball or timeball or ball time is an obsolete time-signalling device.

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Universal Time

Universal Time (UT) is a time standard based on Earth's rotation.

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Greenwich and Royal Observatory, Greenwich Comparison

Greenwich has 273 relations, while Royal Observatory, Greenwich has 97. As they have in common 23, the Jaccard index is 6.22% = 23 / (273 + 97).

References

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