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51. Swavesey.
*Swavesey. The Meridian Marker on southern edge of Swavesey village playing field. The marker reads - THIS POST MARKS THE GREENWICH MERIDIAN, AND COMMEMORATES...
52. Level for a transit instrument.
*Level for a transit instrument. A level for use with a transit instrument. The transit instrument was taken to Station D (Christchurch, New Zealand) of the Transit of Venus...
53. Astronomers at Station B, Honolulu.
*Astronomers at Station B, Honolulu. The astronomers at Station B at Honolulu, one of the five camps of the Transit of Venus expeditions organised by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in...
54. Astronomers at Station B, Honolulu, with a fallen coconut tree.
*Astronomers at Station B, Honolulu, with a fallen coconut tree. The astronomers at Station B in Honolulu, one of the five camps of the Transit of Venus expeditions organised by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in...
55. Astronomers preparing for the Transit of Venus of 1874.
*Astronomers preparing for the Transit of Venus of 1874. Here the astronomers are on site, at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, waiting by their telescopes for the Transit of Venus of 1874.
56. Chingford.
*Chingford. The Ordnance Survey triangulation point on the Prime Meridian in Epping Forest at Chingford, looking towards the Bradley Obelisk. The plaque reads -...
57. East Grinstead, East Court Mansion.
*East Grinstead, East Court Mansion. Looking westwards towards East Court Mansion and the Meridian Line from the lower terrace. The Meridian runs from left to right along the length of...
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Part of the Southern Hemisphere, with the track of HMS RESOLUTION through the Pacific and Southern Oceans.

*Part of the Southern Hemisphere, with the track of HMS RESOLUTION through the Pacific and Southern Oceans. This chart was drawn up by the Master of the 'Resolution', Joseph Gilbert, who was responsible for sailing the ship. One of the aims of Cook's second...
 
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