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The Observatory at Greenwich, 1836.
The Observatory at Greenwich, 1836. Flamsteed House, the Royal Greenwich Observatory, was built by Christopher Wren (1632-1723) on the orders of Charles II with the aim of providing accurate navigation tables and of solving the problem of finding longitude at sea. The building is named after John Flamsteed (1646-1719), the first Astronomer Royal.
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HIP / Art Resource, NY
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17th century
19th century
Architecture
Astronomy
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
Britain
British
building
BUILDINGS
CHRISTOPHER
CHRISTOPHER WREN
country
England
English
Engraving
Flamsteed
Flamsteed House
GREENWICH
Greenwich Observatory
Greenwich Park
JOHN
John Flamsteed
LOCATION
London
LONGITUDE
Monochrome
Navigation
NINETEENTH CENTURY
Observatory
Park
Print Collector6
Royal Observatory
Science
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
Sir Christopher
Sir Christopher Wren
TGN
The Print Collector
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