Hours, Minutes and Seconds: From Royal Greenwich to the Speaking Clock
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THE origins of Greenwich Mean Time lie in the decision by Charles II to set up an astronomical observatory in 1675 on land he owned.
It could have been any number of royal sites. But he chose Greenwich. Astronomers at Greenwich had high precision, expensive telescopes on firm foundations with which to fix time accurately by the stars.See the full content of this document
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Hours, Minutes and Seconds: From Royal Greenwich to the Speaking Clock
Such a measurement was essential to the London makers of chronometers, a portable device used to kee...
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