Royal Greenwich Observatory

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_Greenwich_Observatory
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Museums_Greenwich
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:historic_building
gptkbp:closed 1998
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentUse museum and tourist attraction
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Greenwich_Mean_Time
gptkb:Prime_Meridian
gptkbp:firstAstronomerRoyal gptkb:John_Flamsteed
gptkbp:founded 1675
gptkbp:founder gptkb:King_Charles_II
gptkbp:heritageStatus gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site_(as_part_of_Maritime_Greenwich)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Greenwich Observatory
gptkbp:latitude 51.4769° N
gptkbp:location gptkb:Greenwich,_London,_England
gptkbp:longitude 0.0005° W
gptkbp:movedTo gptkb:Cambridge
gptkb:Herstmonceux,_East_Sussex
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Airy_Transit_Circle
gptkb:Great_Equatorial_Telescope
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Edmond_Halley
gptkb:George_Biddell_Airy
gptkb:Richard_van_der_Riet_Woolley
gptkb:Frank_Watson_Dyson
gptkbp:openToPublic Yes (as museum)
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Royal_Museums_Greenwich
gptkbp:purpose improve navigation and astronomy
gptkbp:website https://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Astronomie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4