The History of the Royal Observatory Greenwich

Why does the Royal Observatory have the Prime Meridian? How long has the site been here? And why does the Observatory exist at all? To answer all these questions, and more, join Royal Observatory astronomers and curators and explore the history of the Royal Observatory Greenwich!
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The Royal Observatory is the home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the historic Prime Meridian of the world and London’s Planetarium.
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The Royal Observatory is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, along with the National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark and Queen's House.
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[@tastella]

Wait, not one mention of John Harrison?! This video makes it sound like the accurate chronometer that made it easy to determine longitude just magically dropped out of the sky. Please read Dave Sobel's "Longitude" and give Mr. Harrison the credit he richly deserves.

[@felixlinker]

It's just so British to pronounce "Green-wich" as "Grennitch"