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Box 1: RGO 79/1-3

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Royal Observatory Tercentenary Celebration: papers, 1972 - 1976

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 79
Scope and Contents The Tercentenary of the Royal Greenwich Observatory was celebrated in 1975. The Royal Observatory was founded in Greenwich in 1675, but problems with light, magnetic, and atmospheric pollution so close to central London led to the relocation of various departments to other locations. By 1957 the institution had reconsolidated at Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex. Once it left Greenwich it was known as the Royal Greenwich Observatory, while its original site in Greenwich was termed the Old...
Dates: 1972 - 1976
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