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Electric Greenwich Time Transmission

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Electric Greenwich Time Transmission

Airy, George Biddell · Greenwich · Astronomer Royal

George Biddell Airy supported the transmission of Greenwich time by electric telegraph, helping distribute accurate time beyond the observatory.

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