Emily Akkermans
Curator of Time at Royal Museums Greenwich and an expert on the history of timekeeping, known for discussing Greenwich Mean Time, the Royal Observatory, and historic timepieces.
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Feb 4, 2026 • 36min
Why Greenwich is the home of time
Dr Emily Akkermans, Curator of Time at Royal Museums Greenwich, cares for historic timekeepers and explains Greenwich’s central role in global time. The conversation covers 17th-century pendulum advances, the longitude problem and maritime navigation. It also touches on the 1pm time ball, the 1884 meridian decision, railways and telegraphs spreading standard time, and the move from GMT to atomic clocks.
