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Astronomy Photographer of the Year 15: In conversation with entrants and winners
Listen to interviews with shortlisted and winning entrants from the 2023 competition
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Armchair Empires: Thomas Pennant’s ‘Outlines of the Globe’
Explore a fascinating collection in the Caird Library and Archive which was written by a “traveller” who didn’t do any travelling.
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Admiral John Byng
John Byng (1704-57) was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. He is best known for the loss of Minorca to the French at the Battle of Minorca, marking the start of the Seven Years War in 1756.
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Preserving hiss-story: conserving a taxidermy snake
A look at the treatment of a taxidermy puff adder captured by the crew of HMS Terrible
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Zeenat Mahal: the exiled queen
Senior curator Victoria Lane explores the stories behind a newly acquired miniature of the last Mughal Empress
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Sailing without engines: a return to wind and wave power
How does it feel to sail solely using the wind and the waves? Wind, Tide & Oar, a new film by Huw Wahl, explores the essence of engineless sailing
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Dr Thomas Trotter
A brief look at the varied career of the Scottish physician, author, and campaigner, whose personal papers were recently catalogued.