June 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian that is considered by many to be the birthplace of modern astronomy. To celebrate, we're ...

The Royal Observatory Greenwich commemorated its 350th anniversary, having been established in 1675 by King Charles II. Its initial mandate focused on resolving the longitude problem, a significant ...

LONDON — On a blustery afternoon, a multinational clot of tourists waited for a turn to straddle some of the most ephemeral notions — time and space. They’d come to the Royal Observatory, perched on a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Happily telling stories about travel and discovery around the world. Everyone knows the name Greenwich. “Gren-itch,” not ...

A new Bremont timepiece includes a piece of history from Royal Observatory Greenwich. By Rachel Felder To create its newest watch, the English company Bremont acquired metal from an unlikely source: ...

Greenwich Meridian Line is in the wrong place. Researchers have discovered the world famous stainless steel tourist attraction marking Longitude 0 should be in Greenwich Park - and not the Royal ...

__1884: __Geographers and astronomers adopt Greenwich as the Prime Meridian, the international standard for zero degrees longitude. The late 19th century was an era of standardization. With the Second ...