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网页Book online to guarantee entry and receive updates before you visit.. Select the site or exhibition you want to visit, pick your preferred date and entry time using the booking calendar and complete your booking.Your tickets will be emailed to you as soon as you check out. To make the most of your day out and save 25% on tickets, book a Royal …
Is noon 12 am or 12 pm? - Royal Museums Greenwich
网页To avoid any confusion (and to make sure you arrive on time), it might be best to say 12 noon or 12 midnight instead. Alternatively, you could use the 24-hour clock system, where 12:00 is noon and 00:00 (or 24:00) is midnight. These are the Harrison Marine Timekeepers, some of the most groundbreaking clocks ever made.
RMS Titanic facts - Royal Museums Greenwich
网页02.10, 15 April 1912: Last transmission. 02.20, 15 April 1912: Titanic foundered. 04.10, 15 April 1912: First lifeboat picked up by Carpathia. 21.25, 18 April 1912: Carpathia docked in New York. 1 September 1985: Titanic wreck site located, approx 2.5 miles below the Atlantic, by a joint French/USA expedition.
Space race timeline - Royal Museums Greenwich
网页2021年2月20日 · Space race timeline. 2 August 1955: The USSR responds to the US announcement that they intend to launch the first artificial satellite into space with a satellite of their own. 4 October 1957: The USSR successfully launches Sputnik 1, the first Earth-orbiting satellite in history. 3 November 1957: The USSR successfully launches Sputnik 2 ...
What is the Prime Meridian - and why is it in Greenwich?
网页The Prime Meridian in Greenwich is marked by a metal line fixed into the Royal Observatory courtyard, and at night by a laser beam. The beam originates from a point above the Airy Transit Circle, the telescope used to determine the Greenwich Meridian. Depending on atmospheric conditions, the beam can be seen from more than 20 km away.
History of Antarctic explorers | Royal Museums Greenwich
网页Find Out More. 1901-1904 Captain Robert Falcon Scott leads his first expedition to the Antarctic in the specially built ship Discovery. During the National Antarctic Expedition, Scott, Ernest Shackleton and EA Wilson travel to within 410 miles of the South Pole before they are forced to turn back on 30 December 1902.
Shipbuilding: The earliest vessels - Royal Museums Greenwich
网页Greeks and Phoenicians galleys. Between 1200 and 900 BC, the Greeks and the Phoenicians began to build up their sea trade. They used galleys, both as merchant ships for trading, and as warships. Rowers powered the fighting galleys, sitting in one, two or three lines. The Phoenicians made many long sea journeys, but stayed quite close to the coast.
What did Galileo discover? - Royal Museums Greenwich
网页What did Galileo discover? Galileo used observation and experimentation to interrogate and challenge received wisdom and traditional ideas. For him it wasn’t enough that people in authority had been saying that something was true for centuries, he wanted to test these ideas and compare them to the evidence. At the time this was quite a ...
Royal Observatory - Royal Museums Greenwich
网页We recommend booking tickets to the Royal Observatory online in advance to guarantee entry. Tickets on the day are subject to availability. Use the booking calendar to select your visit date and entry time, then select the number of tickets you require and click 'Add to basket'. Your tickets will be sent to you by email once you've completed your booking.
Dawn, dusk and twilight | Meanings and Timings - Royal Museums …
网页This is when the Sun's centre is 6° below the horizon, roughly equivalent to Lighting-up time. Lighting-up time is the time in the afternoon or evening when the law states that vehicles must have their lights switched on. In the UK, it is between 30 and 60 minutes after sunset. During civil twilight, the brightest stars are visible and at sea ...