At the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, home of the meridian, the partial eclipse started at 10.07am, with the moon appearing ...

The incumbent, the 15th holder of the title, is Martin John Rees, the Baron Rees of Ludlow, a cross-bench peer and former Cambridge academic known for his work on gamma rays and black holes. The ...

Visitors to the world-famous Meridian Line at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, south-east London, are to be charged for the first time in 10 years. Entrance to the building's courtyard ...

leading to the establishment of the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time as world standards. The boundary of the property encompasses the Old Royal Naval College, the Queen’s House, Observatory, ...

The Observatory lies 7 hours, 1 minute, 3.24 seconds of time west of the Prime Meridian, hence our Local Sidereal Time trails that of Greenwich England by 7h 1m 3s. Sundial time is the true solar time ...

Britain’s maritime history is here, but you’ll also find London’s answer to the Sistine Chapel and the dividing line between ...

As the meridian was at Greenwich ... Have you visited London’s Royal Observatory Greenwich? Tell us in the comments below. And follow FT Globetrotter on Instagram at @FTGlobetrotter ...

UK stargazers were treated to a partial solar eclipse on Saturday morning, a phenomenon that sees the sun partially obscured ...

Walking distance down the road from the café is Greenwich Park and Royal ... In the Royal Observatory, you can visit the Prime Meridian Line which divides the western and eastern hemisphere.

Nestled in the rolling green hills of the English countryside is an important site in global astronomical history. But now, with its future uncertain, this historic site is at risk. Near the small ...

In order to keep time accurately, we have always had to set our clocks by the ticks of a better one. Until the 1950s, the ...