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Inside the exhibition: Death in the ice
Get a glimpse inside Death in the ice, the new exhibition telling the tragic tale of Franklin's final expedition to the arctic which ended in the loss of 129 men.
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Thomas James North-West Passage expedition 1631–32
Thomas James's 1631 voyage to find the North-West Passage became famous thanks to his memoir, The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captain Thomas James (1633).
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The origin of the Solar System
How did the Sun, planets and moons in the Solar System form? There is a surprising amount of debate and several strong and competing theories, but do scientists have an answer?
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William Baffin and Robert Bylot North-West Passage expedition 1615-16
In 1615, William Baffin and Robert Bylot searched for the North-West Passage. Baffin pioneered new techniques for calculating longitude.
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Solar System quick facts
Tour the Solar System with our essential facts and figures.
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William Edward Parry first North-West Passage expedition 1819–20
William Edward Parry was a key figure in the discovery of the North-West Passage. On his first voyage he discovered a route through Lancaster Sound.
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William Edward Parry final North-West Passage expeditions 1821–25
William Edward Parry was a key figure in the discovery of the North-West Passage. He made three voyages to find it and his research was invaluable.
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William Moor North-West Passage expedition 1741–42
In 1741, Anglo-Irish MP Albert Dobbs commissioned William Moor to search for the North-West Passage, in a bid to strengthen Britain's trade routes.
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Planet Saturn
Find out more about the second largest planet in our solar system
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Sunspots
Sunspots are cooler parts of the Sun's surface caused by massive changes in the Sun's magnetic field