A set of 10 stamps to mark the history and achievements of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, has been released by Royal Mail. They include four images of telescopes, one of a clock, and one of the ...

The 30th anniversary of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich will be marked with a set of six stamps relating to ...

Royal Mail has unveiled 10 stamps being issued to celebrate the history and scientific developments achieved at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, since its foundation in 1675. And the ...

The first building to be ... Later in 1831, the Greenwich Time Bell was installed on the roof of the house, after the observatory tested chronometers used by the Royal Navy.

THOUGH parts of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, have been damaged on several occasions during recent air raids, the historic Wren building of 1675 remains substantially undamaged and the damage ...

Near the small town of Herstmonceux in the English county of East Sussex sits the former home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. The Royal Observatory Greenwich was first built in Greenwich ...

In 1884, an international conference decided that the Prime Meridian, which runs through Greenwich, would be the starting point for timekeeping. The line runs through the Royal Observatory ...

WHEN Charles II decided in, 1675 to found an observatory for “rectifying ... art of navigation”, he provided a site in the Royal Park at Greenwich, “upon the highest ground, at or near ...

The winning images from this year's various categories are stunning. The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the winners of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 15, during an award ...

Sperrgebiet by Vikas Chander. Image credit: Vikas Chander/Royal Greenwich Observatory. The nominees are in! A sampling of the 140 photos shortlisted for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year ...