Royal Observatory, Greenwich
The Shepard Gate Clockat the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, likely the first clock to display Greenwich Mean Time to the public.
View of Greenwich Park, looking up at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Note the orange Time Ball, which has dropped every day at 1pm since 1833.
The mechanism powering the Shepard Gate Clock
Craig tests the standard foot among the standard measures at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Note the orange Time Ball, which has dropped every day at 1pm since 1833.
Entrance to Greenwich Park
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Note the Shepard Gate Clock, and the orange Time Ball, which has dropped every day at 1pm since 1833.
The Prime Meridian, at Zero Longitude, separating the Eastern Hemisphere (to the left) from the Western Hemisphere (to the right)
A green laser projects the The Prime Meridian, at Zero Longitude, separating the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Craig on the Prime Meridian, at Zero Longitude. My right foot is in the Eastern Hemisphere, and my left foot is in the Western Hemisphere.
Craig in Greenwich Park. In the background is the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
Sculpture on the Prime Meridian, at Zero Longitude.
Sarah in Greenwich Park. In the background is the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
Sarah on the Prime Meridian, at Zero Longitude. Her right foot is in the Eastern Hemisphere, and her left foot is in the Western Hemisphere.
National Maritime Museum
Craig sets his watch to the digital clock at the Prime Meridian. The clock was originally installed to count down to the new millennium in 2000.
