350 Years of the Royal Observatory

Name: 350 Years of the Royal Observatory
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Royal Observatory Greenwich: 350 Years of Navigating the Skies, Stars and Seas

Join The Explorers Club and Royal Museums Greenwich, on Tuesday, October 21st, as we celebrate 350 years of the Royal Observatory Greenwich and its legacy of innovation in navigation and timekeeping.

In July 1675, Charles II, King of England, made a decision that changed the world forever. Global trade and navigation were increasingly important to the wealth of empires and provisions of everyday life. Yet navigation at sea was a dangerous, unsure feat, often resulting in loss of goods, vessels, and life. Thus, Royal Observatory, Greenwich was founded "so as to find out the so much desired Longitude of Places for perfecting the art of Navigation."

Alongside the founding of the Royal Observatory, an Astronomer Royal was appointed to chart the stars to provide safer navigation. John Flamsteed spent 30 years mapping the celestial sphere, setting the precedent of his many successors. Join us to learn about the Observatory’s role in the 1714 Act of Longitude, John Harrison’s quest to solve the problem of Longitude, the Nautical Almanac and the international impact of the Royal Observatory through the designation of the Prime Meridian, 0° Longitude and Greenwich Mean Time.

In-person tickets are $20 for Members, and $35 for the General Public.
Check-in will begin at 6:00 pm, with a beer and wine reception from 6:00 – 7:00 pm

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