Greenwich Observatory Shepherd Gate Clock
by Amalia Suruceanu
Title
Greenwich Observatory Shepherd Gate Clock
Artist
Amalia Suruceanu
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Photograph - Photography
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In the middle of Queen Victoria's reign, in August 1852, Charles Shepherd built and installed his Galvano-Magnetic clock (sometimes referred to as an electric-motor-clock) at the Observatory. Known also as the Master Clock, this timepiece brought into existence that now-common concept of coördinated time. The dials and time balls in Greenwich and London were synchronized via telegraph to Greenwich Mean Time, as were clocks throughout the rail system.
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March 2nd, 2012
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