On the line: the story of the greenwich meridian
Auteur :
Devoy, Louise / Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Éditeur :
National Maritime Museum
ISBN :
9781906367619
Date de publication :
1 août 2019
Dimensions :
17,8 x 12,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Every year, thousands of people come to the Royal Observatory Greenwich to have their photograph taken on the Prime Meridian Line - 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?