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One Giant Leap…

Emily Algar — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:08:43 +0000

Chris Parkin, the Museum’s Lead Learning Officer, reflects on the Museum’s Apollo 11 celebration, ‘One Giant Leap…’ 20th July brought a plethora of commemorative events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and those first steps taken by Neil Armstrong as he uttered the famous words, “One small step for a man; ... [Read more...]

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Drawing the Moon

Paul Trafford — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:42:03 +0000

Art and science have always been intertwined. In this guest post the artist Jo Lane discusses her most recent artwork inspired by John Russell’s Moon drawing that hangs in the Museum. As a regular visitor to the History of Science Museum I have been inspired by the abundance of objects to view and research. I ... [Read more...]

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The Search for Snoopy

Paul Trafford — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:38:08 +0000

by Peter Ells On 18th May 1969, Apollo 10 was launched as a final rehearsal for Neil Armstrong’s historic moon landing, which was to take place in July. The crew were Commander Tom Stafford, lunar module pilot Gene Cernan, and command module pilot John Young. These astronauts had named their command module Charlie Brown and ... [Read more...]

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Regiomontanus: The Man in the Moon

Scott Billings — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:10:18 +0000

By Tony Simcock, Museum archivist Here is one of the Museum’s oldest books. Indeed, it is one of the first and most influential scientific books ever printed. It is the 1482 astronomical calendar compiled by Johannes de Monte Regio – his name can be seen at the end of the first and beginning of the ... [Read more...]

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