Should Dr Who ever need a retirement home, he could do a lot worse than the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. The hill-top complex is steeped in associations with both time and space. Everyone knows that it straddles the Prime Meridian, from which the whole planet calculates …
The Space Photographer of the Year 2009 results were announced last week and having had a sneak peek at some of the entries we couldn’t wait to get the Royal Observatory and see the winners and judges favourites. This first time event coincides with the …
Is there anybody there? Greenwich might seem a long way to go of an evening, but a trip to the Royal Observatory tonight will transport you several hundred million kilometres further. ‘Islands, canals and little green men’ examines early efforts to explore Mars. Before the …
Anyone there? And in central London? Why not feed your brain by going to a free scientific lecture. Two excellent opportunities present themselves today. At Gresham College (1pm, Staple Inn Hall, Holborn) Professor Ian Morison provides an overview of the search for other solar systems. …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 22th December 1974: A bomb explodes at the Victoria home of Conservative leader and former Prime Minister Edward Heath. No-one is hurt. Tuesday – 23rd December 1690: At Greenwich Royal Observatory, astronomer John Flamsteed catalogues what he believes …
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