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On The Line Louise Devoy

On The Line By Louise Devoy

On The Line by Louise Devoy


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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?

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On The Line: The Story of the Greenwich Meridian by Louise Devoy

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.

About Louise Devoy

Louise Devoy is Senior Curator at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.

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GOR013673249
9781906367749
1906367744
On The Line: The Story of the Greenwich Meridian by Louise Devoy
Used - Very Good
Hardback
National Maritime Museum
2019-11-28
56
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