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Flamsteed observed

history of science
Ellen Embleton
13 May 2019
4 mins

Ellen Embleton traces the comings and goings of a clock made by Thomas Tompion for John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal.

Talking clocks

history of science
Virginia Mills
26 March 2019
6 mins

Archivist Virginia Mills, who winds the antique clocks in the Royal Society's headquarters, discusses the history of timekeeping and takes a trip to Kew Observatory.

Chimes at midnight

history of science
Keith Moore
22 December 2014
3 mins

Keith Moore discovers fairy lights and a ghostly apparition in the collections of the Royal Society.