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Annie Maunder: life, work, legacy
A panel discussion led by curator of the Royal Observatory Dr. Louise Devoy celebrating pioneering solar astronomer and astrophotographer Annie Maunder
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Explore the myth, discover the truth: Pirates at the National Maritime Museum is now open
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The pirate hunter's cup
What does a carved coconut shell have to do with one of the most deadly pirates in history? Dr Robert Blyth follows the story of Bartholomew Roberts, and the 'forgotten pirate hunter' Captain Chaloner Ogle
The art of piracy: imagining the world of Zheng Yi Sao
A series of illustrations by Livia Giorgina Carpineto brings the world of notorious pirate queen Zheng Yi Sao to life
Night Sky Highlights - April 2025
Discover what to see in the night sky this April, from the Lyrid meteor shower to bright inner planets, and more.
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The brig Atalanta (Drawing)
Atalanta in a squall (Drawing)
Johann Paul Jones, Besehlshaber einer Schwadron in Dien sten... (Print)
H.M.S. Amphitrite in the Ice. Sea of Ochotska. Lat. 53o 50'.n. Lony 142o OO'.E (Drawing)
Her Majesty's Ships Amphitrite & Trincomalee Beating out of San Francisco on Sepr 23rd 1854 (Drawing)
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Thames Navigation & Port of London Committee, 1858. (Cover)
Albertus de Haller (Drawing)
HMS Icarus? (Drawing)
Cup presented by Thames Navigation & Port of London Committee, 1858. (Cup)
Liquid compass and binnacle
Type PEX U/4 (Liquid compass)
Liquid compass
Caleta Buena - plan of soundings November 1882. Benj. Handley (Chart)
Liquid compass Card
Petropaoloski, Aratska Bay, Kamschatka (Drawing)
Pickford's Wharf number 3, August 1976 (Print)
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