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... Royal . The name ap- plied to the astronomer - in - chief at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich , England . This structure was built by Charles II ( 1660-1685 ) at the solicita- tion of Sir Jonas Moore and Sir Chris- topher Wren , in ...
... Royal . The name ap- plied to the astronomer - in - chief at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich , England . This structure was built by Charles II ( 1660-1685 ) at the solicita- tion of Sir Jonas Moore and Sir Chris- topher Wren , in ...
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... Royal Exchange , occupying the rooms previously used by the East India Company . There the institution re- mained until the destruction of the building by fire in 1838 , when it sought temporary quarters , until the completion of the ...
... Royal Exchange , occupying the rooms previously used by the East India Company . There the institution re- mained until the destruction of the building by fire in 1838 , when it sought temporary quarters , until the completion of the ...
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... Royal Academy may be men- tioned Johnson , Gibbon , Goldsmith , Macaulay , and Hallam . The present building of the Royal Academy ( Bur- lington House , Piccadilly ) was erected in 1868-1869 . It is in the Renaissance style , and cost ...
... Royal Academy may be men- tioned Johnson , Gibbon , Goldsmith , Macaulay , and Hallam . The present building of the Royal Academy ( Bur- lington House , Piccadilly ) was erected in 1868-1869 . It is in the Renaissance style , and cost ...
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