It moved in 1948 to Hersmonceux, then moved again in 1990 in search of better working conditions. Founded by Charles II, its first head was a 29 -year-old clergyman. Its seventh head, George Airy, proposed the addition of the Magnetic and Meteorological departments, the firs
It moved in 1948 to Hersmonceux, then moved again in 1990 in search of better working conditions. Founded by Charles II, its first head was a 29 -year-old clergyman. Its seventh head, George Airy, proposed the addition of the Magnetic and Meteorological departments, the first to be added since its first head, Flamsteed. FTP identify this home of the Astronomer Royal originally located at 51 degrees, 28 minutes North Latitude and precisely 0 degrees longitude.
It moved in 1948 to Hersmonceux, then moved again in 1990 in search of better working conditions.
Royal {Greenwich} Observatory