Amaya Toman In today's installment of our series on historical events in technology, we delve a little deeper into the past - specifically to 1675, when the Royal Observatory in Greenwich was founded. But we also remember the end of production of Kodachrome film.
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Foundation of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich (1675)
British King Charles II. founded the Royal Greenwich Observatory on June 22, 1675. The observatory is located on a hill in London's Greenwich Park. Its original part, called Flamsteed House, was designed by Christopher Wren and was used for astronomical scientific research. Four meridians passed through the building of the observatory, while the basis for measuring the geographical position was the zero meridian established in 1851 and adopted at an international conference in 1884. At the beginning of 2005, an extensive reconstruction was started in the observatory.
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The End of Color Kodachrome (2009)
On June 22, 2009, Kodak officially announced plans to discontinue production of its Kodachrome color film. Existing stock sold out in December 2010. The iconic Kodachrome film was first introduced in 1935 and has found its use in both photography and cinematography. Its inventor was John Capstaff.
Other events not only in the field of technology
- Konrad Zuse, one of the pioneers of the computer revolution, was born (1910)
- Pluto's moon Charon was discovered (1978)
