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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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Azimuth Mirror
Azimuth Mirror box
Azimuth Mirror shadow pin
Base of box for verge glass
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Earth current galvanometer
electrical & magnetic t&e: galvanometer
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Lid of box for verge glass
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meteorological t&e: electrometer
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Standard 10" compass and binnacle
surveying & navigational t&e: binnacle
surveying & navigational t&e: bowl, compass
surveying & navigational t&e: card, compass
surveying & navigational t&e: card, compass: compass, dry
surveying & navigational t&e: circle, azimuth
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, dry card
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mining
surveying & navigational t&e: compass deflector
surveying & navigational t&e: heeling error instrument
surveying & navigational t&e: mirror, azimuth
surveying & navigational t&e: tray, heeling error instrument
surveying & navigational t&e: verge glass
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George Wilson & Co.
Kelvin & James White Ltd
Thomson, William
White, James
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Antarctic Exploration: British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904
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Earth current galvanometer
Lid of box for verge glass
Azimuth Mirror shadow pin
Fathom scale for depth sounder
Azimuth Mirror
Heeling error instrument
Tray
Azimuth Mirror
Verge Glass
Compass deflector
Bare Needle Type (Mining compass)
Dry Card Compass
Mariner's compass
Azimuth Mirror
Compass card
Compass card
Compass and binnacle
Improved Thomson Deflector (Deflector)
Improved Thomson Deflector (Deflector)
Explorations in northern Canada and adjacent portions of Greenland and Alaska 1904 James White FRGS geographer (Chart)
Azimuth Mirror shadow pin
Azimuth Mirror box
Mariner's compass box
Azimuth Mirror shadow pin
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