1. Greenwich Meridian — 2020-08-06 08:03:21

   …[London]]. It is the home of world time and the point where east meets west. == Longitudinal Conundrum == For early navigators measuring latitude, how far you are north or south of the equator, the prime meridian for latitude, was not a problem. …
   …e first Astronomer Royal of the new Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The [[British_Empire| Empire]] needed a method for navigators to find their position at sea. Flamsteed and others used clocks and celestial objects for navigators but it wasn't un…
   …time. Nevil Maskelyne, Astronomer Royal 1765 to 1811, processed Flamsteeds charts into tables that could be used by navigators and cartographers to establish positions at sea or on land. {{Image url="PrimeMeridianRoofOpen.jpg" class="right" titl…

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