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Sign: London - Greenwich - Greenwich Meridian Marker 1750-1851


Address:
Royal Observatory, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
London For all manhole covers in London
Country:
United Kingdom For all manhole covers in United Kingdom
Shape:
Rectangle
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Wall or fence


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Greenwich Meridian Marker 1750-1851
This pillar was built in 1798 to help astronomers align the Observatory’s meridian telescope in the building behind you. This telescope defined what was then the Greenwich Meridian established in 1750 and was kept accurately positioned by sighting a metal marker on the top of the pillar. In1851 George Airy, 7th Astronomer Royal, installed a new telescope and move the Greenwich Meridian a little to the east, to its current position. Between 1920 and 1950 this pillar was used as a support for a night-sky camera.
Photography:
2023
Eli Zvuluny
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The marker was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

The royal observatory "in whose honor" the longitude was defined, and mentioned on the sign was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

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