The Royal Greenwich Observatory
GPTKB entity
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:observatory
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| gptkbp:architect |
gptkb:Sir_Christopher_Wren
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Royal_Observatory,_Greenwich
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society |
| gptkbp:current_use |
museum
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| gptkbp:founded |
1675
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
navigation
timekeeping |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Royal Greenwich Observatory
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| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:National_Maritime_Museum
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Greenwich,_London
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
Establishment of the Royal Observatory
First use of the transit circle Development of the first accurate clocks Establishment of the Astronomer Royal Establishment of the Greenwich Mean Time First public observatory in the UK First use of the GPS system First use of the Greenwich time signal First use of the astrolabe First use of the astronomical almanac First use of the astronomical clock First use of the astronomical conference First use of the astronomical database First use of the astronomical education program First use of the astronomical exhibition program First use of the astronomical festival First use of the astronomical institute First use of the astronomical journal First use of the astronomical lecture series First use of the astronomical observatory network First use of the astronomical outreach program First use of the astronomical research center First use of the astronomical seminar First use of the astronomical society First use of the astronomical software First use of the astronomical workshop First use of the atomic clock First use of the chronometer First use of the equatorial telescope First use of the international date line First use of the leap second First use of the lunar distance method First use of the meridian line First use of the parallax method First use of the pendulum clock First use of the photometer First use of the satellite navigation system First use of the sextant First use of the sidereal clock First use of the solar eclipse method First use of the spectroscope First use of the star catalog First use of the theodolite First use of the time ball First use of the time zone system First use of the astronomical public engagement program Discovery_of_Uranus |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
Greenwich Mean Time
Prime Meridian |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Sir_Patrick_Moore
gptkb:Sir_Richard_Woolley gptkb:Dr._Brian_May gptkb:John_Flamsteed gptkb:Sir_Harold_Spencer_Jones gptkb:James_Bradley gptkb:Sir_Martin_Ryle gptkb:Sir_Frank_Watson_Dyson gptkb:Nevil_Maskelyne gptkb:Sir_George_Everest William Herschel Sir William Herschel |
| gptkbp:opened |
1998
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| gptkbp:purpose |
astronomy
|