The Nautical Puzzle Book

Author: The National Maritime Museum
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1529322820
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
__________ Available now: the biggest and best quiz book about the deep blue! __________ Think you know the difference between a ship and a boat? Do you really understand the shipping forecast? And what do all the different flags at sea mean? The Nautical Puzzle Book is packed to the brim with over 100 puzzles inspired by the National Maritime Museum's objects and their stories. Inside this book you'll find a fiendish mix of word games, codewords, trivia, picture puzzles, word scrambles, anagrams, crosswords and much more. It's a chance to learn all about epic explorers, history makers, record breakers, myths, legends, seafaring traditions and life at sea. By the time you reach the end you'll have navigated centuries of history, crossed thousands of miles of ocean, and made countless discoveries - so batten down the hatches and set sail! __________ The perfect gift for veteran seafarers and armchair navigators alike. Find out if you're worthy of captaincy or destined to be a deck hand in this beautiful and addictive puzzle book! If you're bored of Zoom Quizzes, then this is the book for all the family.

Globes at Greenwich

Author: Elly Dekker
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198565598
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 592

Book Description
A catalogue of globes held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, containing full entries on all items in the Museum's collection. The majority of entries are illustrated.

Ports of the World

Author: Cindy McCreery
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
This book showcases some of the finest examples of The National Maritime Museum's collection of prints of ports from this period. Prints are analysed as commercial and art objects, rathers than as simple historical records of matters maritime. The aim is to address a broad audience, including general readers of eighteenth and nineteenth century British and colonial history, those interested in ports and maritime affairs, and those with an interest in prints themselves. The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were a period of enormous political and commercial development across the globe. Of particular importance was the revolution in transportation and communication by sea, with the concomitant growth in size and importance of the seaport. Despite growing awareness that the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were a formative period in the development of maritime art, there has been relatively little exploration of maritime prints. This is extraordinary, since the period c.1700-1870 was a golden age of print production and saw the development of new forms of engraving such as aquatint and lithography, as well as the production of beautiful examples of line engraving and woodcut. The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw the establishment and expansion of major ports not just in Britain, but in continental Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and in North and South America. The National Maritime Museum, upon which collection this book is based, is at the centre of the preservation and display of Britain's maritime heritage. Its print collection reveals the firm link between art and commerce in the development of these ports.

Marine Chronometers at Greenwich

Author: Jonathan Betts
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019151117X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 848

Book Description
The Marine Chronometers at Greenwich is the fifth, and largest, of the distinguished series of catalogues of instruments in the collections of the National Maritime Museum. Housed at the Royal Observatory Greenwich — the 'home of time' and the Prime Meridian of the world — this extraordinary collection, which includes the celebrated marine timekeepers by John Harrison (1693-1776), is generally considered to be the finest of its kind in existence. The book is however much more than just a catalogue, and includes an accessible and engaging history of the chronometer, revealing why these instruments were important in our scientific and cultural history, and explaining, in simple terms, how they worked and were used. A comprehensive Glossary and Bibliography are included to ensure any technicalities are explained and that the reader has suggestions for useful 'further reading'. Over 480 photographs and illustrations, including many fine macro-photographs and line drawings, illustrate the 'jewel-like' beauty of the chronometer's construction and explain the function and subtleties of its mechanism. A chapter on 'How the Chronometer was Made', describes the fine sub-division of labour used to create these special machines, from bare metal, right up to delivery on board ship, and brief biographies of the makers tell the human story behind this important nineteenth-century industry. Another chapter, 'The Evolution of the Chronometer', aimed at collectors, historians and curators, provides clearly structured information on assessing and dating the chronometer, something many find difficult. And, for the dedicated specialist, there is extensive tabulated data on the technical structure of this important collection, a unique resource for future research.

Sextants at Greenwich

Author: W. F. J. Mörzer Bruyns
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191608904
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
Sextants at Greenwich consists of two main sections: The introductory chapters and the catalogue of navigating instruments of the National Maritime Museum. The first section gives a general overview of the history of celestial navigation with an emphasis on the instruments that were developed and used for that purpose, between about 1450 and the 1970s. The instruments in the catalogue form the main thread in these chapters. The catalogue consists of 347 entries of instruments for celestial navigation, the octants, sextants and related instruments preserved in the National Maritime Museum. Each entry includes the place of the object's origin, its maker, the object's date, inscriptions (by the maker and/or relating to an owner), the graduated scale, the instrument's dimensions and a general description that includes details such as used materials and detached parts. Finally the object's provenance (previous owners and/or users) and references to literature on its history and handling are given.

Ruth Belville

Author: David Rooney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
An account of the Belville family, who from 1836 to 1940 ran a business delivering time to London subscribers by way of an eighteenth-century pocket watch called 'Arnold'.

Royal Museums Greenwich Kids Handbook

Author: Royal Observatory Greenwich
Publisher: Royal Museums Greenwich
ISBN: 9781906367732
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Nestled on the south side of the Thames just east of central London is the town of Greenwich. Long famous as the location of the Prime Meridian and the center of Greenwich Mean Time, Greenwich is full of remarkable attractions for the visitor. At its heart are the world-class collections of the Royal Museums Greenwich--The Royal Observatory, the Cutty Sark, the National Maritime Museum, and the Queen's House. Each year they welcome more than 2.5 million visitors, making them one of the top ten visitor attractions in the entire United Kingdom. Together they illustrate the importance of the sea, ships, time, and the stars, and their relationship with people. Royal Museums Greenwich Kids' Handbook offers a guided tour of all four of the fabulous Royal Museums Greenwich--a tour that's designed especially for young visitors. Packed with facts, games, activities, puzzles, and stickers, this book is the perfect preparation for a trip to Greenwich, and the perfect souvenir for after a successful visit. Set sail for adventure!

Souvenir Guide

Author: National Maritime Museum
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780948065415
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
This guidebook for the National Maritime Museum explores its galleries, buildings, and historic collections.

Art for the Nation

Author: National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Published to coincide with an exhibition in the Queen's House in November 2006, 'Art for the Nation' is a celebration of key oil paintings in the National Maritime Museum collection.

The Painted Hall

Author: Anya Lucas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781858946801
Category : Mural painting and decoration
Languages : en
Pages : 158

Book Description
Published to mark the reopening of the spectacular baroque interior of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich after a landmark conservation project, 'The Painted Hall' is a wonderful celebration of what has been called "the Sistine Chapel of the UK". The ceiling and wall decorations of the Painted Hall were conceived and executed by the artist Sir James Thornhill between 1707 and 1726 - years that witnessed the Act of Union during the reign of Queen Anne and Great Britain's rise to become a dominant Protestant power in a predominantly Catholic Europe. The accessions to the throne of William III and Mary II in 1688 and George I in 1714 form the central narrative of a scheme that also honours Britain's maritime successes and mercantile prosperity. The artist drew on a cast of around 200 figures - a mixture of historical, contemporary, allegorical and mythological characters - to tell a story of political change, scientific and cultural achievements, naval endeavours, and commercial enterprise against a series of magnificent backdrops.