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Astronomers Take Over
This brand-new interactive gallery gives curious minds aged 4 to 104 the space to play, learn and explore!
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Celebrate England's largest festival of history and culture this September at the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
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What is the Merchant Navy?
Discover the role and history of the commercial shipping fleet – and its connections with Royal Museums Greenwich
Night sky highlights - September 2026
Spot Neptune through a telescope, see the Moon in the Beehive Cluster, and mark the autumnal equinox and equilux.
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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Herschel, Alexander Stewart
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Clayton, John
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Photographs of spectrum of Nova Persei (Photographic print)
Roman wall cement (Cabinet contents)
Rock sample (Cabinet contents)
Slides (Cabinet contents)
3D eyeshades (Cabinet contents)
Volcano dust (Cabinet contents)
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