Royal Museums Greenwichさんのイラストまとめ

🗺In the early 18th century there was no way for sailors to determine their exact position, leading to many maritime accidents.

The ‘longitude problem’ was a great scientific questions of the age, and the government offered a huge reward to anyone with a solution. (1/4)

Our major exhibition The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea opened today at the Queen's House!

Take a look at our extensive collection of prints and discover how the Dutch artists shaped the course of British maritime art. ⛵
https://t.co/L2pIYwbh0Z

#VanDeVeldes

Now on public display for the first time in over 250 years, this newly acquired naval painting was the masterpiece of its artist, Tilly Kettle: https://t.co/BAiY2a4jlQ

See it in the Queen’s House before the building closes temporarily on 3 January, ahead of our new exhibition.

This #TrafalgarDay we highlight the swiftest ship in Nelson's fleet, HMS Pickle, which brought news of the victory to Britain. The #CairdLibrary has the lieutenant's logbook for Pickle from Dec 1805 to Mar 1807: https://t.co/pDgjMjj0I5

Tonight at 00:14 BST, @NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (#DARTMission) will slam into an asteroid! 💥

The test will find out if we can bump a comet or asteroid off a collision course with Earth in future.

Learn more, and watch LIVE▶ https://t.co/NKZnNflA92
📷 NASA

The Milky Way Bridge across Big Snowy Mountains by Lun Deng entry wins The Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer. #APY14

Saahil Sinha, aged 15 (USA) is Highly Commended in the Young Competition category for A Rainbow Rose. #APY14

🎣Before the 1800s, the Thames was a rich habitat, full of fish to be caught and sold at Billingsgate Market. By 1957, a @NHM_London study found none.

So what happened? Curator Dr Hannah Stockton unravels the murky story of pollution in London's lifeline: https://t.co/BdgGMPbRmQ

“Take in the topsail. Tend to th’ master’s whistle.—Blow till thou burst thy wind, if
room enough!”

The Tempest, Act 1, Scene 1

🎓Academics! Please read and share the Call for Papers for our Shakespeare and the Sea Conference (2023) https://t.co/m7sjf4YAQg

#OTD 508 years ago: the then largest warship in the world, Henry Grace a Dieu or Great Harry, was launched from Woolwich Dockyard. The #CairdLibrary has a warrant issued by Henry VIII requesting cloth for its consecration in 1514: https://t.co/b2K0dAUnWU