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Beads of sunlight: photographing an annular solar eclipse
Ryan Imperio's spellbinding image of our Sun earned him the top prize in Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024
Zeenat Mahal: the exiled queen
Senior curator Victoria Lane explores the stories behind a newly acquired miniature of the last Mughal Empress
A stellar duo: two young astrophotographers shooting for the stars
Meet the youngest entrants in Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024: brothers Benjamin and Joshua Lawler
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Mining compass
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surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mining(Hedley Type)
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Davis & Son
Davis & Son J.
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Bare Needle Type (Mining compass)
P. J. Ogle's Improved Protractor (Protractor)
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