[The 34th day in London , wiiiiiiindy day ]
today i went to Greenwich,the National Maritime Museum and The Royal Observatory wit Ah Suan =) Didcha know where is Greenwich ..And u know what is so special there? i bet most of you donno =P..nvm~ actually the day before today i donno also =) let me tell you then~
According to Wiki..Greenwich is a district in south-east London, England and it is so special because it is Prime Meridian.The Prime Meridian is the meridian(line of longitude) at which longitude is defined to be 0°.and it known as the International Meridian or Greenwich Meridian.
Then,TheGreenwich Observatory was set up to study means of fixing longitude and recommended to their governments that Greenwich should be adopted as the prime meridian.The decision was by no means unanimous.Over the following years the various governments adopted Greenwich officially as prime meridian.
So u know GTM?it is mean solar time,with midday defined as the at the time at which the sun crosses the Greenwich Meridian, 0 degrees longitude.Sounds very GEO aaa....BEHTAHAN!
ok back here..Later then scientists found that,they needed a more exact measurement of a second,and brought in Universal Co-ordinated Time(UTC).UTC has officially replaced GMT,but for all but the most,most people still refer to GMT.UTC is co-ordinated from Paris, although it is based on Greenwich,not Paris time.DON ASK ME WHY.
So.......In the courtyard of the Observatory, and just outside, are brass strips set in the ground and walls marking the exact site of the line of the meridian.It is therefore possible to stand astride the line,with a foot in each hemisphere : a favourite tourist occupation..i am tourist?? nop~ i am the student :D
The Clock Set in the wall of Observatory
The line marker outside the Courtyard
Find out more pic here : http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=84007&id=521032230
anyways, that's about it. =D See, i'm updating!!
oh ya! i bought BEN & JERRY..BANANA flavour...it is so AMAZING! It sweeped all my un-happy thing away~~ :D bravo!
My new good fren :D
nah...u deserved a kiss ~ XD
Nite!
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