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Opera at Cutty Sark with Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras
An immersive rendition of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas performed by the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists
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Oceanographer and chief scientist Dr Dawn Wright on diving to the deepest part of the ocean – and why we need to stand up for our blue planet
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meteorological t&e: barometer, aneroid: barometer, pocket(in form of watch)
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Egypt War: Bombardment of Alexandria, 1882
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Ships, Clocks & Stars: The Quest for Longitude
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Beresford, Charles William de la Poer
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