360What happened in 1675?
4 moments from 1675 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 22 June 1675
The Royal Observatory is founded at Greenwich
On 22 June 1675, King Charles II of England signed a warrant to build an observatory at Greenwich, near London, to chart the stars and help sailors find their longitude at sea. John Flamsteed became the first Astronomer Royal. Two centuries later, the line through Greenwich became the world's Prime Meridian, longitude zero.
- On this day · 22 June 1675
King Charles II founds the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
On 22 June 1675, King Charles II signed a warrant to build an observatory at Greenwich, near London, to chart the stars and help sailors find their longitude. In 1884, the line through Greenwich was chosen as the Prime Meridian, longitude zero.
- 1675 · from The Royal Observatory is founded at Greenwich
Charles II founds the Royal Observatory
- 1675 · from The 1670s: microscopes, starlight and a new observatory
Royal Observatory, Greenwich, founded