Why does the prime meridian pass through Greenwich England?

Answer 1

Until Greenwich was established as the site of the Prime Meridian, the maps and charts of the various countries and peoples would reckon longitude from the meridian of some major place of their own. It would be London for the English sailors, but for the French, it would be Paris and for the Italians, Rome or Genoa or Venice. At the time that cartographers and navigators were feeling the need for a single international standard, Britannia was definitely ruling the waves and leading the world in the sciences of exploration. The Royal Observatory, in an old deer park above the town of Greenwich, seemed the fitting place for the Prime Meridian.

Answer 2

The prime meridian was officially established as zero degrees longitude at an international conference in 1884. That line was selected as going through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England just outside of downtown London.

Answer 3

The prime meridian passes through Greenwich, England because it was established at the International Meridian Conference in 1884 as the official starting point for measuring longitude. The Royal Observatory in Greenwich was chosen as the location for the prime meridian due to its historical significance in navigation and timekeeping.

Answer 4

It is because the English basically dominated the world in terms of military and economy at the time, and that longitude (and global time zones in earliest, simple form) were conceived.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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