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Members' Talk: The Art of Naval Portraiture
Celebrate the publication of a new book by Museum curator Dr Katherine Gazzard with this special talk at the Queen's House
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Who was Mary Prince?
Historian Stella Dadzie gives an insight into the life of the abolitionist and author
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'A banal and depraved business' – how Museum archives help to expose the realities of the transatlantic slave trade
Records, newspapers, notes and pamphlets can offer a window into the lives of enslaved people
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Constellations
The 88 constellations act as a handy map of the skies and a seasonal calendar used from ancient times. But what connects the stars in the same constellation?
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1919 solar eclipse
Learn more about the 1919 solar eclipse. A solar eclipse is a spectacular event in of itself, but this event was particularly important both for scientists of the time and of the present.
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Cosmology
What was the Big Bang and what makes us think this is a productive theory of how everything started?
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Voyages of Discovery and Magnetism in the Age of Empire
Join us for a free talk on the hunt for magnetic north and south in the mid-1800s
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Diving into the Dark: Supermassive Black Holes
A special Think Space Lecture for British Science Week with Dr. Maitrayee Gupta
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Primary teacher CPD – time and space
Primary school teachers are invited to this interactive online session, where we will discuss how to effectively teach difficult curriculum-related astronomy and time topics