350 years of astronomy, navigation and timekeeping at Greenwich

At the heart of international timekeeping and navigation stands the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, a place where science and innovation intersected to shape the modern world. Today it is renowned as the home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the historic prime meridian, 0° longitude.

In this presentation, curator Louise Devoy will explore the rich legacy of this famous site through a selection of fascinating objects, themes and personal stories. From the intricacy of John Harrison‘s revolutionary timekeepers to the impressive scale of the Great Equatorial Telescope, each item demonstrates the Observatory’s achievements in pioneering astronomy, innovative engineering and accurate time distribution.

Dr Louise Devoy is Senior Curator: Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and author of Royal Observatory Greenwich: A History in Objects.

This lecture will be available in person at Dagnall Street Baptist Church and also online via Zoom. Attendance is free to SAHAAS members; £5 for non-members.

Please click on the button above right to register. You will then receive confirmation of your registration by email return. Registration closes at 3.30pm on Tuesday 10 March.

All those registered will be emailed the Zoom joining instructions by 4pm on the day of the lecture. If you have not received this by 5pm, please contact us using the email address below. NB. If you are registering two or more members to attend via Zoom, and want each of them to receive the link in their own email inbox, these details need to be entered at registration.

It is important to note that SAHAAS operates hybrid talks relying on two volunteers who work very hard behind-the-scenes on the technology to ensure we can offer this service to those unable to attend at the church. Occasionally despite our best efforts technology works against us. There may be a delay in acknowledging an issue but this is only because we are working out how to resolve it.

If you have any questions, please email Gill Girdziusz via [email protected]

Image above: Illustration of Greenwich Observatory by J.G. Doppelmayr, 1730 (Wikipedia)

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