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Earth as you've never seen it before
Sergio Díaz Ruiz uses satellite imagery to explore climate change by creating an image of Earth as it might be analysed by a distant alien civilisation
Master of disguise: how a Navy sailor escaped a Napoleonic prison
Discover the true story of Charles Hare, the 19th-century midshipman who used a French officer's uniform to pull off a daring prison break
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A 19th century uniform with a dramatic history is on display at the National Maritime Museum. Come behind the scenes to discover the care that went into its conservation
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Azimuth Mirror
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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
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Base of box for verge glass
Azimuth Mirror shadow pin
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Portable Electrometer No.51 (Electrometer)
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