5th August King Charles II laid foundation stone to Greenwich Royal Observatory 1675

1675 King Charles II put the foundation stone to the Royal Observatory

Greenwich London. Navigators were going to be enabled to see positions of the moon and stars with far more detail and accuracy than before.

Charles II statue re guilded in Brass 2002

King Charles II Statue Royal London Hospital Chelsea . Artist Grinling Gibbons around 1680-82 — King Charles II Statue Royal London Hospital Chelsea. Artist Grinling Gibbons around 1680-82

Royal Observatory Greenwich Summertime 2018

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