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The difference in time between Greenwich and New York , Washington , Boston ,
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Concentric circles are drawn as a rough guide to the orbits of the planets ; but are
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LED L The Seasons on Other Planets Planet Tilt of axis Mercury 0° Venus 178°
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( See apparent place ; mean place ; aberration , planetary . ) Greenwich sidereal
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Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Occultations of Stars and Planets by the Moon -
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By the eighteenth century, the Royal Greenwich Observatory was the center of
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8.3 12 . 40 6 0 6 12 Distance Along Greenwich Meridian ( meters ) The dots trace
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The 3268 stars in the catalog were re - observed at Greenwich , and what
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