MERIDIAN OF GREENWICH

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 34, 3 November 1933, Page 18

MERIDIAN OF GREENWICH

The “line” at Greenwich is not much to look nt—just a diagonal band of stone across a path with a score along its centre —and most people would pass it by without a second glance. But it is really one of the most interesting things in the world—the supreme proof of Britain s acknowledged leadership on the sea. A notice board beside it labels it ns the Prime Meridian, and it is accepted ns sucli for the reckoning of longitude and time by the whole world. ' The “line” is quite near the entranee to the observatory, on a terrace walk, reached by nnssing through a small swing gate. The suggestion has been made that two posts should be set up and some trees which now block the view should be pruned to enable the visitor to traee the direction of the meridian line beyond the path to the horizon. At the snine time, it is suggested that a tablet should lie placed on the wall telling the of tlie maridiaiL.