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The hidden details in Turner's 'The Battle of Trafalgar'
Discover some of the intricacies within J.M.W. Turner’s monumental artwork, on display at the Queen’s House
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The nautical origins of everyday phrases
Ever heard that traffic was chock-a-block, been called a son of a gun, or told someone you like the cut of their jib? Learn the maritime origins of phrases you hear every day
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The BBC pips: the Royal Observatory and the Greenwich Time Service
Discover the story behind the Greenwich time pips, first broadcast by the BBC over 100 years ago in 1924
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Poetry inspired by space and the Royal Observatory
Read a selection of poems inspired by 350 years of history at the Royal Observatory and the wonders of the Universe
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Who was John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal?
Meet the man tasked with mapping the night sky from Greenwich, and discover how a feud with Isaac Newton shaped the early history of the Royal Observatory
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History of the Royal Observatory
Find out more about the founding of the Royal Observatory, and how Greenwich came to be known as the 'Home of Time'