Royal Museums Greenwich — Attraction in London

Casual museumgoer? This place has a lot of neat stuff. Serious nautical or astronomy buff, or general enthusiast of scientific or world history? This collection is one of the unparalleled gems and should not be missed for any reason. Why? The establishment of formal western astronomy and the standard of timekeeping happened right here. All the relevant artifacts are right inside. Secondary to that, this collection holds 4/5 of the original John Harrison clocks/chronometers, H1-H4, the devices that changed history and solved the issue of determining longitude at sea. All but H4 are displayed still operational, as is Harrison's Late Regulator as a bonus prize. I'm not mentioning the dozens of other spectacular objects such as beautiful armillary spheres and an ornate orrery. From Flamsteed's house and observatory, to the history of timekeeping down in the lowest level, this series of displays draws the visitor into the world of the earliest astronomers and allows someone with little mathematical understanding but much enthusiasm a window into this era, laid out clearly, easy to follow. If a person can't learn something and find this exciting, they didn't wish to interact with what is in front of them or learn because I can't give high enough marks to the quality of...

One of my favorite London Museums, have been a few times previously. Arrived in the afternoon and as expected, didn't leave enough time to get around everything which will fortunately mean another visit. Particularly enjoy the Empire/Slavery display and am pleased that the wording and discussion about this era is ongoing and being updated. Seeing and learning about old London river traditions and Britain's seafaring history is a pleasure and the beautiful building and surroundings just add to experience. I'd advise to allow 3 hours minimum to look around if you're not a local who can...

🖼️ Wow, what a huge museum including a park! It is definitely a must see if you visit London. There is a lot of history to see both outside and inside. Unfortunately I wasn't able to take many photos, so I only uploaded these here. the area is really, really big.

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