Royal Greenwich Observatory
From Library of Congress Name Authority File
Royal Greenwich Observatory
- [The Royal Observatory was founded 1675;] [between about 1948 and 1955 observatory was moved from Greenwich to Hurstmonceux;] [name was changed (to preserve the connection with Greenwich) to Royal Greenwich Observatory.] [During period of move, functioned in both places and also at Abinger, where the magnetic observation station had been located since 1923. Abinger and Greenwich closed at completion of move.]
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Variants
- Hurstmonceux, Eng. Royal Greenwich Observatory
- Herstmonceux (England). Royal Greenwich Observatory
- Astronomer Royal (Great Britain)
- Greenwich Observatory, Royal
- Great Britain. Royal Greenwich Observatory
- Great Britain. Astronomer Royal
Later Established Forms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Hurstmonceux, Eng. Royal Greenwich Observatory
Sources
- found: British Geological Survey, 27 July 2009: Hartland Magnetic Observatory (observatory was purpose-built for magnetic work, and continuous operations began in 1957. Hartland is the successor to Abinger and Greenwich observatories)
General Notes
- [The Royal Observatory was founded 1675;] [between about 1948 and 1955 observatory was moved from Greenwich to Hurstmonceux;] [name was changed (to preserve the connection with Greenwich) to Royal Greenwich Observatory.] [During period of move, functioned in both places and also at Abinger, where the magnetic observation station had been located since 1923. Abinger and Greenwich closed at completion of move.]
Change Notes
- 1980-11-19: new
- 2009-07-28: revised
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