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1 Greenwich Greenwich Miloslava Nykodemová

2 Greenwich  Quarter at the southeastern part of London

3 Greenwich  Place where you can find the Royal Observatory and famous Prime Meridian Line

4 Greenwich  They are placed in a huge park, which has two levels  Lower with playgrounds, lake and gardens  Higher on the hill where you can find rose gardens, music pavillon, ancient oak connected with Elizabeht I., deer-park and Royal Observatory with Prime Meridian Line

5 What is Prime Meridian Line?  It is called „Zero longitude „  Established in 1884  Imaginary line connecting South Pole and North Pole from which all other lines of longitude are measured, 180 degrees to the west and 180 to the east

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7 Greenwich  In the evenings the position of the Prime Mediridan is marked by green laser

8 Greenwich  There is not only Meridian line in Greenwich  There is not only Meridian line in Greenwich  In the Royal Observatory there is huge Planetarium, Museum of Watches and Time, Camera obscura and Time ball

9 Time ball  First public time signal to ships on Thames and Londoners  Each day at 12,55 the ball starts its way up, at 12,58 is on the top and exactly at 13,00 it falls back down

10 Sources: Www.greenwichmeridian.com [online]. 2000 [cit. 2010-02-23]. The Prime Meridian of The World. Dostupné z WWW:. Www.wikipedia.org [online]. 2010-02-21 [cit. 2010-02-23]. Prime Meridian. Dostupné z WWW:. Www.wikipedia.org [online]. 2009-05-30 [cit. 2010-02-23]. Greenwich park. Dostupné z WWW:.


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