Time ball

[Prodeep]

Hi all, am sharing an interesting tidbit.;)

The red ball on the tower called the

Time ball had a special significance in the olden days and the navigators used it as a time reference to set their time before sailing out. The ball was raised a little before 1pm everyday to intimate the sailors and dropped exactly at 1pm for them to set the clock. And this is how the term 'on the ball' came into use!;) That's the tidbit;)The time ball at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich.

Till date, the ball dropping event takes place everyday, but more as a tourist attraction here at Greenwich Royal Observatory.

The Prime Meridian 0°0°0° passes through here and home to Greenwich Mean time(GMT)

The Prime Meridian.

0°0°0° line in the centre with the cities of the west and east.

18th century Astronomer Flamsteed's telescope.

 Cheers!

[Badruddeen]

Hi @Prodeep

This is really very interesting information.

Thank you for sharing.

Cheers

[Prodeep]

Thank you @Badruddeen, glad to share:)

Cheers!

[Badruddeen]

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@Prodeep wrote:

Thank you @Badruddeen, glad to share:)

Cheers!

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You are welcome Prodeep

Cheers

[NadyaPN]

Hey @Prodeep,

This is yet another great topic by you. 🙂 Thanks for sharing this curious information with us. I did not know most of these facts. 🙂

[Prodeep]

Thank you @NadyaPN! More to follow soon;)

Cheers!