1675

Timeline for 1675

17th century

1669 • 1671 • 1672 • 1673 • 1674 • 1677 • 1678 • 1679 • 1681

In 1675, the Royal Observatory was built in Greenwich on the foundations of the ruined Greenwich Castle. This was done on the orders of King Charles II. (AUDIO: The Ghosts of Greenwich)