Editing Royal Observatory, Greenwich (section)

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|File:Royal Observatory Greenwich London.jpg
   |The centuries-old Flamsteed House overlooking [[Greenwich Park]] in east London, seen looking south. The statue at left is of Major General [[James Wolfe]], who died capturing [[Quebec City|Quebec]] in 1759, and was buried in [[St Alfege Church, Greenwich]].|File:RoyalObservatoryShepherd1824 edited.jpg
   |Flamsteed House in 1824
|File:Royal Greenwich Observatory Postcard c1902.jpg
   |Royal Observatory, Greenwich, {{Circa|1902}}, as depicted on a postcard
|File:Herstmonceux Observatory aerial view.jpg
   |Aerial view of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, [[Herstmonceux]] site in [[East Sussex]]; the dome that formerly housed the [[Isaac Newton Telescope]] is the single dome to the right. The telescope was moved to [[La Palma]] in the [[Canary Isles]] in 1979.
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   |Laser projected from the observatory marking the  [[Prime meridian (Greenwich)|Greenwich Prime Meridian]] line (1999)
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   |Laser at night (1999)
|File:EH1078998 Royal Observatory Former Great Equatorial Building 01.JPG
   |Entrance to the Great Equatorial building (2013)
|File:Royal Greenwich Observatory and Greenwich Park.jpg
  |The [[Queen's House]] (centre left) at Greenwich, with the Royal Observatory on the skyline behind (2017)
|File:Imperial Standards of Length, Greenwich.jpg
   |[[Imperial units|Imperial standard lengths]] on the wall of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London – 1 yard (3 feet), 2 feet, 1 foot, 6 inches (1/2-foot), and 3 inches. The separation of the inside faces of the marks is exact at an ambient temperature of {{convert|60|°F|°C}} and a rod of the correct measure, resting on the pins, will fit snugly between them.<ref>{{citation|last=Bennett|first=Keith|editor=Bucher, Jay L.|title=The Metrology Handbook|publisher=American Society for Quality Measurement|location=Milwaukee, WI|year=2004|page=8|isbn=978-0-87389-620-7}}.</ref><ref>{{citation|last=Walford|first=Edward|title=Old and New London|year=1878|volume=VI|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45276}}</ref>
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|File:28-inch telescope, Royal Observatory and tree, Greenwich, London, UK, 2015.jpg
   |Dome of the [[Greenwich 28 inch refractor]] telescope and tree (2015)
|File:The Greenwich Observatory - geograph.org.uk - 1350541.jpg
   |Dome of the Great Equatorial Building overlooking [[Greenwich Park]]
|File:The Altazimuth Pavilion in Greenwich Park.jpg 
   |Modern view of the Altazimuth Pavilion
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   |Royal Observatory, Greenwich (2006)
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