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Bonus - Astronomy and Empire at the Royal Observatory

Pax Britannica by Samuel Hume

Jul 23, 202667:58Society & Culture

I was kindly invited to interview the curators of Royal Observatory Greenwich to celebrate the 350th Anniversary of the first Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed, moving in. I got to explore the whole museum, and then sat d...

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