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Show MONARCH'S ONE GOOD WORK Founding of Greenwich, Still the Worlds Qrcifcest Obssrvstery, Stands to Credit of Chsrles II. Tbe first English observatory, and still tbe greatest la that at Greenwich, Green-wich, which waa founded 238 years ago by Charles II. It waa erected on the summit of Flamsteed hill, so called In honor of the first astronomer-royal. John Flamsteed. Tbe longitude longi-tude of all English charts and maps Is reckoned from this observstory, sod tbe captains of ships Uke tbeti time as given at one p. m. Longitude Is also reckoned from tbe meridians f Paris. Washington, etc, but tbe reckoning from tbe meridian of Greenwich Green-wich la most general. Tbe first real jbserratory In tbe world waa erected it Alexandria by Ptolemy Soter about 100 II. C. Tbe first observatory la Europe waa founded at Nuremburg In 1172 by Bernard Walther. Tycho tribes celebrated observatory was milt In 1S76. Tbe French Royal ob-tervatory ob-tervatory at Paris was established In 667. eight years before tbe erection if tbe English Royal observatory at Ireenwtch. Kent Tbe first American bsenratory was established at WU lame college la 136. and tbat at iarrard four years later. Milwaukee lenUneL |