print email comment close National Maritime Museum; Royal Observatory Greenwich URL: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/ Description: These organizations, located in Greenwich, England, work "to illustrate for everyone the importance of the sea, ships, time and the stars." The site features searchable and browsable images of over 7,500 artifacts; a maritime art collection; and the "Search Station," which provides access to over 1,800 objects based on themes. Also includes information about the discovery of calculating longitude, and much more. Searchable. Publisher: National Maritime Museum Extra Keywords London John Flamsteed Prime Meridian Queen's House astronomy navigation Library of Congress Subject Headings: Greenwich (London, England) Maritime museums Museums -- England -- London Royal Greenwich Observatory LII Database Information: Record 10617 created by Maria Brandt on 10/16/2003 Last modification on 10/20/2003 Published: 10/16/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/10617