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From resilience to resistance, two new paintings in the Atlantic Worlds gallery at the National Maritime Museum celebrate the history of pre-colonial Africa
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3. Astronomy demonstrated: instruments and models
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Celestial table globe (Table globe)
Celestial table globe (Table globe)
Celestial table globe (Table globe)
Celestial clockwork globe (Clockwork globe)
Celestial table globe (Table globe)
Celestial table globe (Table globe)
Newton's Improved Pocket Celestial Globe (Celestial globe)
Celestial table globe (Table globe)
Celestial table globe (Table globe)
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Celestial miniature globe (Miniature globe)
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Celestial table globe (Table globe)
Newton's New and Improved Celestial Globe (Floor globe)
Celestial table globe (Table globe)
Celestial clockwork globe (Clockwork globe)
Celestial table globe (Table globe)
Celestial table globe (Table globe)
Celestial table globe (Table globe)
Celestial table globe (Table globe)
Celestial globe gores (Globe gores)
Celestial table globe (Table globe)
A ship scudding in a gale (Print)
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