[time-nuts] Visiting Greenwich

[William H. Fite]

I second the motion, John, re Bletchley Park. My spouse is a quantum
information theorist (sort of a cross between a quantum physicist and a
theoretical mathematician) who develops algorithms that crypto people then
adapt for practical use. Mostly for quantum crypto. Both of us found
Bletchley absolutely fascinating. That was a couple of years ago and we
found several enthusiastic volunteers including one who was a pretty fair
mathematician.

On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 8:10 AM, John Ackermann N8UR <jra at febo.com> wrote:

> I'm a bit of a crypto-geek and was able to visit Bletchley a couple of
> times, again many years ago.  It is definitely worth a trip, though from
> what I saw on my visits and have read lately it has evolved badly.
>
> It used to be run on a shoestring with enthusiastic volunteers everywhere
> and lots of eccentric touches.  There were local craft clubs who set up on
> their niche historical displays on the weekends, there was a guy who'd
> taken over the front room of the manor with his huge Churchill memorabilia
> collection, and though things weren't fancy they were lots of fun.  Over
> the years, though, the site has been "corporatized" and while the exhibits
> have gotten fancier, some of the fun has gone away, and a lot of the
> passionate volunteers seem to have given up.
>
> My last visit was years ago, though, and I hope that what I've read about
> what's happened since is overstated.
>
> John
>
>
> On 7/4/2016 10:01 PM, Bob wrote:
>
>> Hi Dave,
>>
>> Yes, as many mentioned all the clocks are up the hill at the Observatory,
>> and very much worth the trip.  As you mention you are with your family, I
>> would like to add that yes I did cajole my family to the NMM and the
>> Observatory, but also to Bletchley Park (just a short train ride outside
>> London) and Bletchley Park was easily the most memorable.  There are
>> wonderful volunteer guides, and many interesting devices that you can get
>> up close to.  Bletchley was more like visiting a working lab than a
>> museum.  I think every time nut would enjoy Bletchley quite a bit.
>>
>> https://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/ <https://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> On Jul 4, 2016, at 6:31 PM, Dave Martindale <dave.martindale at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am in London England at the moment, playing tourist with the rest of my
>>> family.  I want one day to be a visit to the National Maritime Museum at
>>> Greenwich, which includes the Royal Observatory Greenwich.  I am
>>> particularly interested in seeing Harrison's H1 through H4, plus other
>>> high-precision mechanical timekeepers (pendulum clocks, etc).
>>>
>>> I know they are at the NMM - their web site shows some of them.  But
>>> where
>>> are they located on the site?  The NMM has a large main building down
>>> near
>>> the Thames, while the Royal Observatory and related buildings are on the
>>> top of a hill further inland in Greenwich Park.  Are the chronometers and
>>> other precision timekeepers on display somewhere in the Royal
>>> Observatory,
>>> or down in the main NMM building?  I've spent an hour or two browsing web
>>> sites without finding this particular bit of information.
>>>
>>> I figure there must be list members who have visited the NMM, and know
>>> where the precision timekeepers are actually displayed.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dave
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