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The bugbear of Greenwich Observatory, the new electric station
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W. H. Smith, photographer
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The Illustrated London News
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The bugbear of Greenwich Observatory, the new electric station
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The bugbear of Greenwich Observatory: The new electric station. The County Council's new electric generating station has caused consternation at Greenwich Observatory. The chimneys are directly on the line of the meridian, and are consequently a great interruption to the observation of transits, which forms a large part of the observers' work.,

Volume: 128 , Issue: 3504

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Depicted place Greenwich Power Station
Date 16 June 1906
date QS:P571,+1906-06-16T00:00:00Z/11
Source/Photographer The Illustrated London News

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