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RoyalGreenwichObservatorySPEAKER:GivenbyJoyLindy
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OriginOfficialGreenwichObservatorybuiltintheearlytime,toaccuratelyobservethemoonandstars,solvethedeterminationoflongitudeatsea,inordertoprovidehelpfortherapiddevelopmentofmarineindustry.
OriginAfunnystory1858.11.24,whentheclockinDoreststruckto10:06,thejudgeannouncedthatthelandlitigant〔诉讼人〕failed.thereasonisthathedidn’tappearincourtontimeat10oclockinthemorning.Twominuteslater,complainedthelitgiant,hetoldthejudgethatheiscompletelyinaccordancewiththetowntrainstation’sclocktime,andnotlate.Originally,thisisbecauseofthedifferentcourtandthehomelocation,causingalag.Therefore,thejudgehadtorejudge.ThetimedifferencebetweentherailwaystationandthecourtpromotedtheworkoftheUnitedKingdomforastandaradtime.Butitwasnotuntil1880beforetheBritishParliamentdecidedtomaketheGreenwichtimeasthenationalstandardtime,thusendingthechaoscausedbythetimeisnotuniform.
InsturmentTheshepherd(牧羊人时钟〕
InsturmentRoyalObservatoryatGreenwichthe?ball?will?start?to?rise?at?12:55,and?reach?the?highest?point?after?3?min,
At?13:00,it?will?fall?down.
InsturmentOctagonHouse(八角屋〕·ThisisOctagonHouse(八角屋〕,whichisthemainpartoftheobservatory
InsturmentAclock·A?lot?of?instruments?are?on?display.
InsturmentAsundial·It?is?a?timemeasuring?instrument,too.The?working?principle?is?similar?to?sundial.(日晷〕
InsturmentAglobe·The?globe?shows?different?time?zones?and?the?latitude?and?longitude.
InsturmentTelescopes·A?variety?of?telescopes.
·A?telescope?on?the?helm〔舵〕·Lens(镜头〕?of?telescopes.·
InsturmentTheprimemeridian·Theprimemeridian(本初子午线〕isthedivisionofeastandwest(本初子午线〕
InsturmentAdiscoverer·This?was?made?for?William?Herschel,the?discoverer?of?Uranus(天王星〕,
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