On The Line : The Story of the Greenwich Meridian
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1906367612
ISBN-13
9781906367619
Publisher
National Maritime Museum
Imprint
Royal Observatory Greenwich
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 1st, 2019
Print length
56 Pages
Weight
188 grams
Dimensions
18.90 x 12.60 x 1.00 cms
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Every year, thousands of people come to the Royal Observatory Greenwich to have their photograph taken on the Prime Meridian Line - Longitude 0 Degrees - as they stand in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres at the same time. But what is the purpose and history of the Greenwich Meridian?
Every year, thousands of people come to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich to have their photograph taken on the line of the Prime Meridian - longitude 0 Degrees - as they stand in the eastern and western hemispheres at the same time. But what is the purpose and history of the Greenwich Meridian? What other points in the world lie along it? And what links the line with navigation, timekeeping and the stars? Find out on this whistle-stop tour from the North Pole, through Greenwich, to France, Spain, Africa and Antarctica, revealing the Greenwich Meridian's fascinating history along the way.
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