Royal Greenwich Observatory
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So he contacted staff at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, who directed him to the archives at the University of Cambridge, UK.
From Nature • Oct. 23, 2019
In 1957, the Royal Greenwich Observatory reopened at the Herstmonceux Castle, and the defunct observatory in London became a museum and outreach center to educate the public about astronomy.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2018
They were controlled by two mechanical clocks at the Royal Greenwich Observatory - hence their official name, the Greenwich time signal.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2014
The day will begin at Greenwich Park at 07:22 BST and the first of 143 torches will be lit outside the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
From BBC • Jul. 20, 2012
Even the Royal Greenwich Observatory, the official keeper of the world’s time and arbiter of all things chronological, planned to be swamped by the revelers.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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