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Join us for a weekend celebrating Portugal Day and take part in activities themed around the decades Cutty Sark spent as Ferreira after the ship was sold to a Portuguese company in 1895
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What to look out for in the inspiring new take on the Queen’s House’s displays in 2026
Night sky highlights - June 2026
June brings short nights and spectacular skies - from noctilucent clouds to the first true views of the Milky Way's glowing core.
Making Waves: Dr Dawn Wright
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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documentary artifact: knot
documentary artifact: knot: eight-strand star
documentary artifact: knot: five-strand star
documentary artifact: knot: rose
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water transport: fighting vessel: battleship (HMS)
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Georama Ltd
Gibbs, Steve
Gilroy, John Thomas Young
Hoar, Horace
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Neal, S. J. H.
Ocean, Humphrey
Oliver, R L
Shonibare, Yinka
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Weems & Plath Ltd
Young, David
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Terrestrial illuminated globe (Illuminated globe)
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