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1. The first edition of the Practical Observations on the Nautical Almanac.
*The first edition of the Practical Observations on the Nautical Almanac. A first edition of the 'Practical Observations on the Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris', written by James South, Fellow of the Royal...
2. The equatorial telescope for Station B set up in Greenwich Park.
*The equatorial telescope for Station B set up in Greenwich Park. The equatorial telescope and regulator assembled in the portable wooden hut taken on the Transit of Venus expeditions in 1874. Before setting out,...
3. The equatorial telescope for Station A set up in Greenwich Park.
*The equatorial telescope for Station A set up in Greenwich Park. The equatorial telescope and regulator assembled in the portable wooden hut taken on the Transit of Venus expeditions in 1874. Before setting out,...
4. The Greenwich Meridian Line.
*The Greenwich Meridian Line. The Greenwich Meridian Line.
5. The huts assembled in Greenwich Park.
*The huts assembled in Greenwich Park. The huts assembled in Greenwich Park for checking by members of the Observatory staff before embarking on the Transit of Venus expeditions of 1874.
6. The Jubilee Marker at East Grinstead.
*The Jubilee Marker at East Grinstead. The Jubilee Meridian marker at East Court Mansion, East Grinstead. The marker reads - THE GREENWICH MERIDIAN, 0o NORTH, WEST, EAST, THIS STONE...
7. The huts for the photoheliographs set up in Greenwich Park.
*The huts for the photoheliographs set up in Greenwich Park. The huts for the photoheliographs were also set up in Greenwich Park before embarking on the Transit of Venus expeditions of 1874.
8. The Eighth Wonder of the World: The Atlantic Cable.
*The Eighth Wonder of the World: The Atlantic Cable. Within 20 years of the 'Great Eastern' laying the 1866 cable there were 107,000 miles of undersea cables linking all parts of the world. Submarine...
9. The drum to carry the PLUTO pipes.
*The drum to carry the PLUTO pipes. The huge drum built to carry the pipes for PLUTO (Pipeline Under The Ocean). Over 1250km of pipes were laid between southern England and Normandy...
10. The British Oil and Cake Mills Ltd (BOCM) plant under construction.
*The British Oil and Cake Mills Ltd (BOCM) plant under construction. The new Silvertown planst of the British Oil and Cake Mills Ltd (BOCM) under construction in 1955. The firm made animal feed from imported grain.
 
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