Project Gutenberg 2013-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 374 Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter) 1851 1928 Maunder, Edward Walter 03000373 The Royal Observatory, Greenwich: A Glance at Its History and Work Introduction -- Flamsteed -- Halley and his successors -- Airy -- The observatory buildings -- The time department -- The transit and circle departments -- The altazimuth department -- The magnetic and meteorological departments -- The heliographic department -- The spectroscopic department -- The astrographic department -- The double-star department -- Index. E-text prepared by sp1nd, Julia Neufeld, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Royal Observatory, Greenwich: A Glance at Its History and Work" by E. Walter Maunder is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the significance of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, focusing on its contributions to astronomy and navigation. The author traces the establishment of the Observatory, the pivotal figures who led it, and its lasting impacts on maritime navigation and scientific advances. The opening of the text introduces the history of the Royal Observatory, explaining its original purpose as a pivotal institution for practical navigation rather than a mere spectacle of celestial observation. Maunder discusses the general public's misconceptions about astronomers, illustrating how the work at the Observatory is often overshadowed by romanticized notions of astronomy. By emphasizing the Observatory's foundation and the historical need for accurate navigation, the text sets the stage for exploring the lives of key figures like John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, and his successors, contextualizing their contributions to the fields of astronomy and navigation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44167/44167-h/images/coverpage.jpg Reading ease score: 51.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Astronomy -- History Royal Observatory, Greenwich QB Text Category: History - British Category: Science - Physics 498453 2025-07-17T16:32:59.580935 text/html 467435 2024-10-23T19:42:19 text/html 2858963 2025-07-17T16:33:08.182925 application/epub+zip 2865601 2025-07-17T16:33:01.556947 application/epub+zip 250891 2025-07-17T16:33:00.569958 application/epub+zip 3007722 2025-07-17T16:33:12.707878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2949371 2025-07-17T16:33:06.877905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341488 2022-09-20T07:12:41.054162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414275 2023-09-19T09:07:04.780810 text/plain 394215 2024-10-23T19:42:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16816 2025-07-17T16:33:12.850864 application/rdf+xml 15672 2025-07-17T16:33:00.686954 image/jpeg 2412 2025-07-17T16:33:00.628921 image/jpeg 2787744 2025-07-17T16:32:59.742920 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia