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1676 in Great Britain

Explore 2 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1676.

Historical records for Great Britain in 1676

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Birth of Robert Walpole

Walpole, Robert · Houghton Hall · Politics / Whig Party

Birth of Robert Walpole

Flamsteed House Observatory Work

Flamsteed, John · Greenwich · Astronomer Royal · Arts / Cultural Heritage

John Flamsteed worked at the newly built Royal Observatory as the first Astronomer Royal, assembling observations useful for celestial navigation.

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