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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