Journey To The Centre Of Time
@arthurchappell (45002)
Preston, England
December 12, 2017 3:16pm CST
This might sound like the title of a science fiction novel, but it isn’t at all. It refers to the Greenwich Meridian in London. This is where all clocks, watches and computers get the time from. You are either hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) or hours behind it, or possibly, as in the UK, on GMT or British Summer Time (when our clock have an extra hour.
While many go to London to focus on the big sights, such as Big Ben, the Tower Of London, etc., I enjoy finding understated joys like this. It really does feel like standing at the centre of the universe.
Arthur Chappell
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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13 Dec 17
@jaboUK Oh yes, don't you know we used to rule the waves?:)
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@thedevilinme (3904)
• Northampton, England
12 Dec 17
Tye use an atmic clock now bu a cool place .There is a escret nuclear reactor 400 yards from that spot
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16534)
• China
13 Dec 17
It must be a wonderful feeling to stand there-the boundary of the first meridian of earth.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
13 Dec 17
@changjiangzhibin89 yes it was quite awe-inspiring
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
13 Dec 17
@LadyDuck I didn't get to go inside the observatory sadly - hopefully on a future visit
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
14 Dec 17
@arthurchappell I will put this visit in my wishing list.
@Poppylicious (11133)
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13 Dec 17
You could turn this into a science fiction story but I suspect it's already been done.
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Dec 17
I can imagine that would feel quite special. In Gingin north of Perth, (West Oz, not Scotland), there is a Gravity Discovery Centre and Observatory, a "hands-on" science education centre providing information and displays regarding physics and astronomy and specialising in gravity and cosmology. We haven't visited it yet but it would be nice to.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
13 Dec 17
@JudyEv it would be a great trip for sure
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
13 Dec 17
I have no idea why, but I always assumed GMT started in Greenland for some reason. I just learned something I didn't know.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
13 Dec 17
That would be a cool place to visit. I've always wondered about Greenwich, and how it was decided that was the time place.
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