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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
    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
    Where paths cross: a history of migration told through museum objects From maps and mementos to art and commemoration, discover surprising migration stories found in the National Maritime Museum's collection
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Museum blog

Go behind the scenes with our expert curators, astronomers, conservators and library & archive team

14 Mar 2023
In aid of those left behind
In this blog we look at some examples of the various and evolving sources of financial aid for the dependants of naval seamen who died in service, from the mid-19th to mid-20th century, using documents found in three small manuscript collections of naval seamen
08 Mar 2023
A curious kind of button, more wartime casualties and miscreants in the neighbourhood
Discover some of the surprising entries recently discovered in the medical records of the Dreadnought Seamen’s Hospital.
08 Mar 2023
The Greenwich Time Lady: Ruth Belville
Discover the story behind the media sensation Ruth Belville, who brought the correct time from the Royal Observatory to London for almost 50 years.
15 Feb 2023
A bird’s eye view of Georgian London: John Rocque's maps
In this blog we look at cartographer John Rocque's An Exact Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, ‘the outstanding plan of the capital in the eighteenth century’
06 Feb 2023
Smallpox epidemics, long-stay patients and military casualties
Discover some of the surprising entries recently discovered in the medical records of the Dreadnought Seamen’s Hospital.
01 Feb 2023
Sailors and sexuality: searching for LGBTQ+ histories in the Royal Navy
For LGBTQ+ History Month we go in search of some of the hidden histories within the Caird Library and Archive collections
30 Jan 2023
How to see the green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
Discover how to see this once-in-a-lifetime comet, which might be visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
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