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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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Salons in the Queen's House
See the Queen’s House and its collections in a new light with this series of free lunchtime talks exploring art, architecture, history and our contemporary culture
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Our Ocean, Our Planet
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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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Fixed compass dial
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Lens
meteorological t&e: recorder, sunshine
meteorological t&e: sunshine recorder
meteorological t&e: sunshine recorder component: bowl
meteorological t&e: sunshine recorder component: lens
Order
order, Japanese: Rising Sun, 3rd Class
orrery base
Pocket dial
Polaris - Sun Compass
Polaris - Sun Compass box lid
Polaris - Sun Compass clinometer
Polaris - Sun Compass clinometer?
Polaris - Sun Compass part
Polaris - Sun Compass shadow vane?
Polaris - Sun Compass tool
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Sun compass - aircraft
Sun compass adjusting tool
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Sun compass gnomen
Sun Compass needle
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Sun compass time part
Sun compass time plate
Sundial
Sundial model
Sundial model booklet
Sundial model diecut sheet, plate 4
Sunshine recorder
Sunshine recorder bowl
Sunshine recorder lens
Sunshine recorder record card
Sun with supporting rod
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, sun
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, sun(micklethwaite distant reading)
surveying & navigational t&e: polaris(sun compass)
timekeeping t&e: dial
timekeeping t&e: dial, fixed
timekeeping t&e: dial, pocket
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Abrams Instrument Co
Campbell, J. F.
Casella
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Cole
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Etting, Flolydia M.
Frasi, F.
Herbert, Alan Patrick
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London Name Plate Mfg Co
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Worthington, Humble & Holland
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Oliver, Augustus Charles
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Cole Pattern Mark II Sun Compass (Sun Compass needle)
Model SC-1 (Sun compass)
Cole Pattern Mark II Sun Compass (Sun Compass)
Sundial
Mark II sun compass (Sun compass gnomen)
Mark II sun compass (Sun compass shadow pointer)
Mark II sun compass (Sun compass box lid)
Mark II sun compass (Sun compass gnomen)
Mark II sun compass (Sun compass gnomen)
Horizontal sun and moon dial (Sundial)
Badge: Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class (Order)
Sun compass box
Sun compass
Sun compass
Mark II sun compass (Sun compass)
Sun with supporting rod
Sunshine recorder
Sunshine recorder bowl
Sundial model (Sundial model)
Sundial model diecut sheet, plate 4 (Sundial model diecut sheet, plate 4)
Sundial One of the Trilogy of 'Time' Instruments (Sundial model booklet)
Sun compass
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