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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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Dixey, George
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Cooper, Capt
Fryer, John
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