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The site of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich UK is at
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every place on the Earth is measured in terms of its distance east or west from this line. The line itself divides the eastern and western hemispheres of the Earth - just as the Equator divides the northern and southern hemispheres.

The observatory was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II. Flamsteed House (1675-76), the original part of the Observatory, was designed by Sir Christopher Wren (who was born on this day in 1632, died 25 February 1723) and was the first purpose-built scientific research facility in Britain.

You can find out more from this link:
Royal Observatory, Greenwich

My human told me he went to visit the Observatory early last year, and that it was a bit of a hike going up the hill.



*As always, please check out Cooper and Camilla who always have interesting things to say.

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My human stayed home with me today. He kept on sleeping past the alarm which was a sign he was feeling poorly. It took him about midday before he finally got up (mind you, I did get my breakfast earlier).

I spent a lot of lap time with him on the couch where we watched Species. Scarey. Human beings don't like not being at the top of the food chain...

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