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Royal Greenwich Observatory

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Royal Greenwich Observatory has definition Primary national Observatory in Great Britain, first sited at Greenwich in 1675, but in 1958 moved to Herstmonceux, Sussex. From the first, Directorship of the Observatory has entailed appointment as Astronomer Royal. In the 1980s the Observatory will lose its primary national status with the completion of the Northern Hemisphere Observatory in Las Palmas, the Canary Islands. has source: Abbot, D. 1984 Astronomers, Peter Bedrick Books, New York, 2001-09-27 09:32:27.0
is an instance of astronomical institution 2001-09-27 09:32:26.0

Royal Greenwich Observatory	has definition Primary national Observatory in Great Britain, first sited at Greenwich in 1675, but in 1958 moved to Herstmonceux, Sussex. From the first, Directorship of the Observatory has entailed appointment as Astronomer Royal. In the 1980s the Observatory will lose its primary national status with the completion of the Northern Hemisphere Observatory in Las Palmas, the Canary Islands.
Royal Greenwich Observatory	is an instance of astronomical institution