{"product_id":"royal-observatory-greenwich-2","title":"Royal Observatory Greenwich","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen King Charles II signed the royal warrant that led to\nthe founding of the Royal Observatory in 1675, it was to ensure that Britain\nwas not left behind other European nations as they pursued global trade and\nresources. Now, in its 350th year, the 'small observatory within our park at\nGreenwich' is perhaps the most famous such institution in the world, home to\nthe historic Prime Meridian of the World, 0 Degrees longitude, and an essential\nreference on our clocks, watches, maps and globes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 100 objects contained within the pages of this book\nhighlight the many people, ideas and technologies that contributed to\n'perfecting the art of navigation' and mapping the stars. They include some of\nthe most famous objects in the Royal Observatory's collection, like John\nHarrison's pioneering timekeepers, the Great Equatorial Telescope and the\nShepherd Motor Clock, along with lesser-known items that document how our ideas\nabout time and space have changed over the centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInstruments, photographs, plans and archival documents tell\nthe story of the Royal Observatory from its early days as Britain's first\nstate-funded purpose-built scientific institution, through periods of rapid\nscientific and social change, all the way to its twilight years at the\nforefront of astronomical research in the first few decades of the twentieth\ncentury. Today, the Observatory is once more a working observing site but also\na heritage centre and home to London's only planetarium, seeking to inform and\ninspire with stories of discovery, innovation and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"National Maritime Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54763085070680,"sku":"9781906367916","price":43.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781906367916_5559d782-b059-43a4-a3e4-bf143a45ad46.jpg?v=1778822118","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/royal-observatory-greenwich-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}