19th-century sketchbooks and albums
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September 9th, 2010

Richard Johns tells us how sketchbooks recently photographed by the NMM have given us an insight into the world of the 19th-century sailor.

Charles Green, Royal Observatory Greenwich Assistant and stand-in Astronomer Royal
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September 3rd, 2010

Rebekah Higgitt reveals how ROG assistant Charles Green became a stand-in Astronomer Royal, and joined Cook on his first voyage to view the transit of Venus in Tahiti.

Viewing the universe
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September 3rd, 2010

Marek Kukula discusses how the universe looks very different when viewed with different types of light.