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Old Greenwich Royal Observatory
The Royal Observatory was founded on 22 June 1675 by King Charles II, and was built specifically to do work which would help to solve the problem of finding longitude - one's exact position east and west - while at sea.
Greenwich Park
Where else in the world can you sit in the 'back garden' of a King's palace. With a foot in each hemisphere, setting your watch to world time and watch a thousand years of history before you.
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