Sydney Observatory

Sydney

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April 22nd 2009
The first day out exploring Sydney and the first port of call was Sydney Observatory which is located on the Rocks. Like Greenwich this is now more of a museum than a working observatory. In keeping with the fact it is located by a port this observatory had a particular role with timekeeping through the use of its transit telescope and it provided t ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more