• 1675 – 22 June, Royal Observatory founded by King Charles II. • 1675 – 10 August, construction began. • 1714 Longitude Act established the Board of Longitude and Longitude rewards. The Astronomer Royal was, until the Board was dissolved in 1828, always an ex officio Commissioner of Longitude. Conrad's character Stevie is based on the French anarchist Martial Bourdin who died gruesomely when the explosives he carried detonated prematurely. Bourdin's motives remain a mystery as does his intended target, which may have been the Greenwich Observatory. In the 1920 Author's Note to the novel, Conrad recalls a discussion with Ford Madox Ford about the bombing:

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WebMartial Bourdin's failed attempt to bomb the Greenwich Observatory on February 16th, 1894 inspired Joseph Conrad's novel about London's social disintegration. London Moral … http://bombsight.org/explore/greater-london/greenwich/ bulwell st mary\u0027s school

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WebAug 5, 2016 · There was, indeed, a bomb explosion in Greenwich Park, close to the Observatory on 15 February 1894. It is not clear whether or … WebFeb 24, 2015 · From the Illustrated London News The Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park, London was subject to an anarchist bomb attack in 1894: this was possibly the first ‘international terrorist’ incident in Britain. The incident was immortalised by Joseph Conrad in his novel The Secret Agent. Web格林威治皇家天文台 （英語： Royal Observatory, Greenwich ），舊稱 皇家格林威治天文台 （ Royal Greenwich Observatory ，簡稱 RGO ），是 英國國王 查理二世 於1675年在 倫敦 格林威治 建造的一個综合性 天文 … bulwell st mary\u0027s primary