Visit Blighty - The Royal Observatory at Greenwich - John Harrison Edition

Today we're talking to Emily Akkermans, the curator of time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. And if you want to know about John Harrison, the man who solved the longitude problem, she's the one to talk to.Welcome, Emily!Find Royal Museums Greenwich:https://www.rmg.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/royalmuseumsgreenwich/https://x.com/RMGreenwichVisit Greenwich (...best place to be):https://www.visitgreenwich.org.ukhttps://x.com/VisitGreenwichhttps://x.com/Royal_Greenwichhttps://www.instagram.com/visitgreenwich/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic:https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.