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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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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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Knife
Knife
A new and accurate travelling map of Scotland (Chart)
To commanders of ships navigating the Indian Seas these chart of the Straits of Mallacca are inscribed by their most obedient John Lindsay (Chart)
To commanders of ships navigating the Indian Seas these chart of the Straits of Mallacca are inscribed by their most obedient John Lindsay (Chart)
Admiral James de Saumarez (1757-1836), 1st Baron de Saumarez (Statue)
Watch chain
Fork
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Tie
Prize medal, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (Medal)
Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1916 (Watch coat)
Freedom casket presented to Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Beatty (Freedom casket)
Terrestrial and celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
Case - celestial pocket globe (Pocket globe)
Terrestrial pocket globe sphere (Pocket globe)
Framed map of Brocklebank Red Sea Services (Map)
Pocket telescope objective lens cap
Izar Prism Binocular (Binoculars)
Needle case
A chart of Spitzbergen or East Greenland comprising an original survey of the west coast above 200 miles in extent. (Chart)
Sympiesometer (Barometer)
Feeling Blue (Tapestry; Sculpture)
Sword
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