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Marking the end of British Summer Time, the clocks go back in October, giving us an extra hour in bed
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A toy that journeyed to the very bottom of the ocean has been donated to the National Maritime Museum.
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astronomical t&e: astrolabe(Flemish)
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Frisius, Gemma
Heyden, Gaspard van der
Mercator, Gerard
Mercator, Gerardus
Ortelius, Abraham
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Death in the ice: the shocking story of Franklin's final voyage
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Mercator, Gerardus
Nicholas Copernicus, Nicholas
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Celestial facsimile globe gores (Facsimile globe gore)
Celestial facsimile globe gores (Facsimile globe gore)
Folder (Folder)
Terrestrial facsimile globe gores (Facsimile globe gore)
Terrestrial facsimile globe gores (Facsimile globe gore)
Terrestrial facsimile globe gores (Facsimile globe gore)
Large Pamphlet explaining different aspects to 'Les Spheres Terrestre & Celeste de Gerard Mercator 1541 et 1551' (Pamphlet)
Septentrionalium terrarum descriptio per Gerardum Mercatorem cum privilegio (Chart; Print)
Candia cum insulis aliquot circa Graeciam per Gerard Mercatorem cum privilegio (Chart; Print)
Astrolabe
Celestial table globe (Table globe)
Islandia. Per Gerardum Mercatorem cum privilegio. (Chart; Print)
Celestial facsimile globe gores (Facsimile globe gores)
Terrestrial facsimile globe gores (Facsimile globe gore)
Terrestrial facsimile globe gores (Facsimile globe gore)
Celestial facsimile globe gores (Facsimile globe gore)
Celestial facsimile globe gores (Facsimile globe gore)
Celestial facsimile globe gores (Facsimile globe gore)
Exquisita & magno aliquot mensium periculo lustrata etiam retecta Freti Magellanici facies. Eiigentliicke afbeeldinghe der Magellanischer Strate die nu met veel gevaers etteliieke Maenden doorsien, van nieus ondecktis. (Chart; Print)
Celestial table globe (Table globe)
Terrestrial table globe (Table globe)
Flandria (Map; Bound item; Print)
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