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Refugee Week 2025
Find out about the events taking place at Royal Museums Greenwich to mark Refugee Week
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Explore the myth, discover the truth: Pirates at the National Maritime Museum is now open
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Experience life at sea and climb the rigging of one of London's true icons
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Turning our view of the world inside out: introducing the new Ocean Map
The National Maritime Museum's Ocean Map reminds us just how much of the Earth is covered by water – and how important the ocean is to our planet
Summer and winter solstices explained – how the Sun determines the longest and shortest days of the year
Find out how the position of the Sun determines the longest and shortest days of the year in this special Royal Observatory Greenwich Illuminates extract
Women artists in the Queen's House
Discover some of the contemporary works and historic pieces taking pride of place at the Queen's House
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Astronomical and navigational instruments
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3. Astronomy demonstrated: instruments and models
Astrolabes and quadrants
Celestial navigation
Charting instruments
Compasses
Course, speed and distance indicators
Electronic navigation
Exploring the Arctic
Globes
Globes and globe gores
Herschel family
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Telescopes at the Royal Observatory Greenwich
Telescopes Online Gallery
The Herschels as experimenters
The Herschels as instrument makers
The many faces of the telescope
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Hour-glass
Hour-glass/ Table Klepsydra
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personal symbol: coat of arms
Spode miniature
timekeeping t&e: hour-glass
timekeeping t&e: hour-glass(4 hour glass)
timekeeping t&e: hour-glass(4 hour ship's)
timekeeping t&e: hour-glass(5.5 minute)
timekeeping t&e: hour-glass(10 minute)
timekeeping t&e: hour-glass(14 second)
timekeeping t&e: hour-glass(15 minute)
timekeeping t&e: hour-glass(20 minute)
timekeeping t&e: hour-glass(30 minute)
timekeeping t&e: hour-glass(30 minute) ?
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timekeeping t&e: hour-glass(60 minute ship's glass)
water transport: fighting vessel: 70 gun ship (HMS)
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brass
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Neon Luminous Tubes (Lundsigns) Ltd
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Bayeux, France
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Stirling Castle 1679
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Nelson, Horatio
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