James Bradley's Meridian -- Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, UK
N 51° 28.673 W 000° 00.088
30U E 708215 N 5707233
A second historic marker about James Bradley's meridian, still used as the basis the British Ordinance Survey markers, contains the line itself
Waymark Code: WMT41T
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/21/2016
Views: 7
One of several historical meridian lines surveyed by Astronomers Royal before 1884 (when the Prime Meridian was determined), Bradley's Meridian line is marked on the inside and outside of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich.
A nearby historical plaque reads as follows:
| "JAMES BRADLEY’S MERIDIAN
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| The 3rd Astronomer Royal, James
| Bradley (1692-1762) set up his
| principal telescope on this north-south
| line, or meridian, which was used as
| Longitude Zero from 1750 to 1850."
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Line type: Historical meridian
Tolerance: 0
If other type, please explain.: Not listed
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