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  1. A Royal Astronomer and the Astronomer Royal

    Date released
    27 Jul 1925
    Series name
    Topical Budget
    Issue no
    726-2
    NoS ID
    130094
    Story no
    4 / 5

    King George V and Queen Mary visit the Greenwich Observatory to mark the 250th anniversary of its founding.

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  2. Measuring the Universe: From the Transit of Venus to the Edge of the Cosmos (2012)

    Subject
    Astronomy

    This short film explains how the transit of Venus was used in previous centuries to make an accurate measure of the distance to the planets, giving astronomers their first inkling of the true scale of space.

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  3. Royal Greenwich Observatory threatened with closure (1986)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Report on the news that the Royal Greenwich Observatory in Sussex will have to close and/or relocate as a result of financial cutbacks. Includes Head of the Observatory’s Time Department, Dr John...

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  4. Press Release

    Date
    18 Mar 2016, 16:44
    Author
    Alex Morris
    Post Type
    Page

    NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR 12TH ANNUAL   LEARNING ON SCREEN AWARDS  Celebrating film and media production in education #LoSAwards   [caption id="attachment_29157" align="aligncenter" width="510"]...

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  5. The march of time (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; Documentary; Special

    The March of Time, presented by Rodney Bennett. Looks at methods of recording and telling time. Visits National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux, Sussex. Interviews...

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  6. Royal Observatory

    Date released
    23 Jun 1963
    Series name
    Colour Pictorial
    Issue no
    443
    NoS ID
    121397
    Story no
    2 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Pathe synopsis: ... that castle is at Herstmonceaux, Sussex, the place mentioned in the Domesday Book where the Greenwich Observatory has now re-established itself. We see its big 36-inch telescope that...

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  7. The Eclipse

    Date released
    11 Apr 1921
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    762
    NoS ID
    081868
    Story no
    5 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip

    By courtesy of the Astronomer Royal, the Pathe Gazette is able to show how the great eclipse was recorded. Free distribution of millions of pieces of film enabled everybody to be "Eclipse Gazers".

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  8. Time Will Tell

    Date released
    22 Feb 1968
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    2020A
    NoS ID
    027264
    Story no
    5 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Time Will Tell. DESCRIPTION: Another argument concerns the Bill to make British Summer Time - or Standard Time as it’s called - a permanent thing. We visit the observatory where GMT...

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  9. New Telescope

    Date released
    3 Dec 1967
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    67/97
    NoS ID
    112876
    Story no
    5 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Britain’s biggest ever telescope and the largest ever built in Western Europe, was the centre of attention at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. It’s a 98 inch instrument named after Sir Isaac Newton,...

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  10. Stairway to the Stars

    Date released
    4 Dec 1967
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    2009
    NoS ID
    027152
    Story no
    5 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stairway to the Stars. DESCRIPTION: The largest Telescope in Europe, at the Royal Observatory, Herstmonceux, will give Astronomers a closer look at the mysteries of space. SHOTLIST: CU...

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