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Monthly Archives: October 2016
A Gala For Lisa
Tuesday 25 October 2016—to the Victoria and Albert Museum for a fabulous evening to celebrate the life of our late President, Lisa Jardine FRSA, in the company of her husband John Hare, members of the family, and a … Continue reading
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‘A clock which has gone by itself for 2 years’
In the State Library of New South Wales is a manuscript journal of a trip to Holland undertaken in 1773 by the naturalist Joseph Banks (1743-1820), who from 1778 until his death was to be the President of the … Continue reading
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A new addition to the galleries at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
The extraordinarily accurate ‘Burgess Clock B’ was recently installed in the Royal Observatory’s Time and Longitude Gallery where it will be on display for the next three years. The following filmed interview introduces the work of Martin Burgess and the … Continue reading
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