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Perched on a hill in Greenwich Park with sweeping views over the river and the city beyond, the Royal Observatory is the historic home of British astronomy and timekeeping and the place from which the world measures longitude and time. It was founded in 1675 by King Charles the Second, who appointed the first Astronomer Royal and charged him with improving navigation and astronomy, above all by mapping the heavens accurately enough to allow sailors to determine their position at sea. The origina...