Flamsteed House, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

Jul. 07, 1960 - Flamsteed house to be opened by the Queen to form port of National Maritime Museum: H.M. The Queen is to perform the ceremony of opening Flamstead House, forming paort of the National Maritime Musuem. The building is a section of the Royal Observatory Buildings at Greenwich-and ia a striking eight sided tower on top of the hill in Greenwich Park. It was designed bu Sir Christopher Wren in 1675. The building has been under re-construction since 1958. Photo shows The Halley Room containing telescopes. In the foreground is Troughton's Transit Instrument-used for observing heavenly bodies

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1675 Containing Flamstead Flamsteed Forming Greenwich Halley Heavenly Musuem Observatory Re-construction Sided Striking Telescopes Transit Wren

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