Royal Museums Greenwichさんのイラストまとめ

Did you know that the lunar 'seas' and highlands have inspired people on Earth to come up with fascinating tales about what's on the Moon? A man, a woman with jewels in her hair, a rabbit with a pestle and mortar...

Can boredom be interesting? Join us tomorrow for our free talk in central London where we'll be discussing the monotony of shipboard life and the dull and dreary side of exploration.

Find out more: https://t.co/8zaa2708SH #SeaSem

EQUINOX FACTS! Yes, it's that time of year again when we roll out our equinox graphic and don our glasses and talk to you all about the seasons and such. ['tis also a thread time]

A contemporary of Nelson, Admiral William Cornwallis was a major figure in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars, and an admired leader in his time.

This year, the bicentenary of his death, discover his life and career in our #CairdLibrary display: https://t.co/PsXchiKN15

Oliver Cromwell, 'King in all but name' and Lord Protector of England, died on 3 September 1658, just short of his 60th birthday: https://t.co/ltOcSKRaI7

Stevenson also designed the Flannan Isle Lighthouse, infamous for the mysterious disappearance of its lighthouse keepers in 1900. To this day no one knows what took place in the lighthouse that night.

Read more about this enduring mystery: https://t.co/BLbvmyoljG #Lighthouseday

John Dee's work has been overshadowed by alleged dealings with the occult, trying to talk to angels and suggesting the date for Elizabeth I's coronation. His influence on navigation is lesser known.

Find out about his life and ideas in the #CairdLibrary: https://t.co/7cNDGz38v2

‘By night, he spent 20 years of his life sketching the Moon. This night-time devotion resulted in a group of exquisite lunar portraits.’ John Russell’s Waxing Gibbous Moon, Two days after the first quarter #Moon50

‘Thus it has pleased Almighty God to take, out of this transitory life, unto his divine mercy, the most Noble, Lord Horatio Nelson.'

Discover how the nation bid farewell to #Nelson in the new #CairdLibrary blog: https://t.co/obb7RhNcM9

Did you know that the #summersolstice is not a day but in fact a specific moment in time?

The exact moment that the northern hemisphere is most tilted towards the Sun, we experience summer solstice - which is right now, at 3.54pm on 21 June!