Time Ball on Nelson Monument
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
time ball
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Nelson_Monument
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:United_Kingdom |
| gptkbp:dropsAt |
1pm
|
| gptkbp:hasViewOf |
gptkb:Firth_of_Forth
gptkb:Leith |
| gptkbp:heritageStatus |
Category A listed structure
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Time Ball on Nelson Monument
|
| gptkbp:inaugurated |
1853
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkb:Calton_Hill gptkb:Nelson_Monument |
| gptkbp:mechanismOfAction |
originally operated by electric telegraph signal
|
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Royal_Observatory,_Edinburgh
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to signal the exact time to ships in the Firth of Forth
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:One_O'Clock_Gun
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|