The Royal observatory, Greenwich. A glance at its history and work (1900)
Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter), 1851-1928 · London, The Religious tract society · leaf 124
ary,nearly opposite to it, the Transit Pavilion, theporters lodge, and the Magnetic Pavilion out inthe Park. Whilst in the old buildings the Astro-graphic dome has been added, and the Upper andLower Computing rooms have been rebuilt and en-larged. As to the instruments, the 28-inch refractor,the… … W. H. M. CHRISTIE, ASTRONOMER ROYAL(From a photograph by Elliott and Fry.) AIRY 123 we may say that three-fourths of the present Obser-vatory has been added during the nineteen yearsof the present Astronomer Royal. One exceedinglyimportant improvement should not be overlooked.Airy observed little…
Royal Greenwich Observatory · Astronomy
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