On this day in 1861, the One O'clock Gun fired for the first time. In 1852, the time ball was erected on top of the Nelson Monument on Calton Hill. It was designed as an optical time signal for ships in the Firth of Forth. The drop of the ball allowed ship’s captains to synchronise their chronometers to ensure accurate navigation at sea. But the notorious haar – a cold sea fog that covers Edinburgh for days at a time – made this an unreliable means of time-keeping. The idea of an audible signal
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THE NELSON MONUMENT .... ....is a commemorative tower in honour of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, located in Edinburgh. It is situated on top of Calton Hill, and provides dramatic views all round. The monument was built between 1807 and 1815 to commemorate Nelson's victory over the French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and his own death at the same battle. In 1853 a time ball was added, as a time signal to shipping in Leith harbour. The monument was restored in 2009. Well w
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