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1714 and all that: The Board of Longitude reconsidered
Join us for a free online talk by Dr Richard Dunn
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What is a mermaid?
Tales of mermaids date back to the first written accounts of humanity, but how much do we know about the mythical sea creatures?
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Captain Robert Falcon Scott
Captain Robert Falcon Scott was the first British explorer to reach the South Pole and explore Antarctica extensively by land in the early 1900s.
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Mutiny on the Bounty
In 1789, master's mate Fletcher Christian led a notorious mutiny on the Bounty, which was under the command of William Bligh
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The race to the South Pole: Scott and Amundsen
What was the race to the South Pole and who reached it first?