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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London. Artist: Unknown
2-358-470 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London. Flamsteed House, the Royal Greenwich 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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Creator
- Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
- Sir Christopher Wren: British: Architect, engraver
- John Flamsteed: British, English: Astronomer
Geographic Hierarchy
World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London Greenwich Greenwich
- 51 29 00 N , 000 00 00 E
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4783x3653
File Size : 51,189kb
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- 0580021750
- 2-358-470
- 2358470