the Royal Observatory Greenwich

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/the_Royal_Observatory_Greenwich
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:University_of_Greenwich
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Sir_Christopher_Wren
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Royal_Greenwich_Observatory
gptkbp:coordinates 51.4769° N, 0.0005° W
gptkbp:exhibits historical astronomical instruments
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:plant
gptkbp:features gptkb:planetarium
gptkbp:founded 1675
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:Royal_Museums_Greenwich
gptkbp:has_museum gptkb:Royal_Observatory_Greenwich_Museum
gptkbp:historical_significance navigation and timekeeping
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Royal Observatory Greenwich
gptkbp:location gptkb:Greenwich,_London
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Compass
gptkbp:notable_galaxies gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:Great_Equatorial_Telescope
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Sir_Patrick_Moore
gptkb:Mark_Thompson
gptkb:Sir_Richard_Woolley
gptkb:Richard_Dawkins
gptkb:Brian_May
gptkb:Ben_Goldacre
gptkb:Sir_William_Herschel
gptkb:Sir_David_Attenborough
gptkb:Jim_Al-Khalili
gptkb:John_Flamsteed
gptkb:Sir_Roger_Penrose
gptkb:Sir_Harold_Spencer_Jones
gptkb:James_Bradley
gptkb:George_Biddell_Airy
gptkb:Brian_Cox
gptkb:Sir_Frank_Watson_Dyson
gptkb:Alice_Roberts
gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkb:Nevil_Maskelyne
gptkb:Sir_Martin_Rees
gptkb:Helen_Czerski
gptkb:Chris_Lintott
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:renovated gptkb:2010
gptkbp:setting_time gptkb:Greenwich_Mean_Time
gptkbp:unesco_world_heritage_site yes
gptkbp:visitors over 200,000 annually
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Old_Royal_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5