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Greenwich time. A borough of London, at latitude 51 de- grees '28 38" No., and longitude 0 degrees 0' 0", Greenwich was long the place where the world’s time was officially measured, specifically at the Royal Observatory there. At a meeting in Washington, D.C. in 1884 most nations agreed to the place. In 1985, however, a decision was made to dismantle the historic Greenwich clock. |