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Node: Time Ball (9362574562)
Version #3
small fixes, merge duplicate time ball
- Edited by RedAuburn
- Changeset #134065759
- Location: 51.4780383, -0.0018942
Tags
description | Established in 1833, the time ball drops at exactly 1pm. This was used by mariners to synchronise their clocks to GMT. |
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historic | yes |
layer | 1 |
name | Time Ball |
seamark:landmark:category | dome |
seamark:landmark:colour | red |
seamark:landmark:conspicuity | conspicuous |
seamark:landmark:construction | masonry |
seamark:landmark:function | observation |
seamark:name | Greenwich Observatory |
seamark:type | landmark |
website | https://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory/flamsteed-house-and-meridian/time-ball |
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