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Herstmonceux

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Herstmonceux, Hurstmonceux
a village in S England, in E Sussex north of Eastbourne: 15th-century castle, site of the Royal Observatory, which was transferred from Greenwich between 1948 and 1958, until 1990


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Beeb producers like to hear from punters from Norwich (pronounced Nor-witch by McEnroe), Ebbw Vale (don't ask) or Herstmonceux (is that in France?
The Royal Observatory astronomers at Herstmonceux, East Sussex, said they "attached no importance" to the fireball.
Early interest in double star measurement My own interest in double star measurement goes back to 1970 when, during a six-month stay as a student, I used the 28-inch refractor at the Royal Greenwich Observatory whilst it was still located at Herstmonceux in East Sussex, a few miles north-east of Eastbourne.
 
 
 
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