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[[Image:Im1934v157-p500.jpg |thumb|1934.The Dome Building of the 36-inch Yapp Reflector. ]][[Image:Im1934v157-p501.jpg |thumb|1934. Interior views of the Dome Building Showing the Reflector and its Mounting.]] | |||
Also known as the Royal Observatory, Greenwich | |||
1835 [[George Biddel Airy]] was appointed the seventh Astronomer Royal, (director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory), a post he would hold for more than 45 years. He reorganized the Greenwich observatory, installed new apparatus and modernized the observatory's system of making exact and precise observations on stellar positioning. | |||
Post-WWII Moved from Greenwich to Herstmonceux | |||
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Also known as the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
1835 George Biddel Airy was appointed the seventh Astronomer Royal, (director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory), a post he would hold for more than 45 years. He reorganized the Greenwich observatory, installed new apparatus and modernized the observatory's system of making exact and precise observations on stellar positioning.
Post-WWII Moved from Greenwich to Herstmonceux
See Also
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