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Greenwich Time Ball Installed

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Greenwich Time Ball Installed

Airy, George Biddell · Greenwich · Astronomer Royal

A time ball was installed at the Royal Observatory to provide a visible daily time signal for ships on the Thames before Airy's appointment.

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