Bradley Meridian And James Bradley Black Plaque

Blackheath Avenue, London, SE10 8XJ

The Bradley Meridian The First British National Meridian The Greenwich Meridian Was Set According To The Location Of The Telescope Used By The Astronomer Royal To Establish Time. Between 1750 And 1850, The Greenwich Meridian Was Marked By The North-south Line Running Through The Transit Instrument First Used By James Bradley, The 3rd Astronomer Royal (1742-62). The Bradley Meridian Served As Longitude 0° For All Of The Earliest Ordnance Survey Maps Of England. When The Airy Tra

  • Honouring: Bradley Meridian
  • Died: 1850

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Bradley Meridian and James Bradley black plaque - The Bradley Meridian The first British National Meridian The Greenwich Meridian was set according to the location of the telescope used by the Astronomer Royal to establish time. Between 1750 and 1850, the Greenwich Meridian was marked by the north-south line running through the Transit Instrument first used by James Bradley, the 3rd Astronomer Royal (1742-62). The Bradley Meridian served as Longitude 0° for all of the earliest Ordnance Survey maps of England. When the Airy Tra

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