Show MONARCHS ONE GOOD WORK founding of greenwich still the world a greatest observatory stands to credit of charles II 11 the first english observatory and still the greatest Is that at greenwich which was founded years ago by charles II 11 it was erected on the summit of FIam steed hill so called in honor of the first astrino mer royal john steed the i of all english charts and maps la reckoned from athla observatory ani the captains of ships take their time as given at one p m longitude Is also reckoned from ade meridians of paris washington etc but he reckoning from the meridian of gen Is most general the fart real observatory in the world waa tooted at alexandria by ptolemy soter bo it U C th first in 2 t lai i as europe was founded at Kur emburg in 1472 by bernard walther tycho braces celebrated observatory ft as built in the french cloyal observatory atory at paris was established in 1667 eight years before the erection of the english hoyal observatory at greenwich kent the farst american observatory was established at wll llama college in 1836 and that at harvard four years later milwaukee sentinel |