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Royal Maritime Museum

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July 2nd 2009
Took the Docklands Light Rail to the National Maritime Museum to see British Naval and Maritime history enroute to the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. It's a good museum that's kid friendly. In fact, there were several school groups there. The museum shows the importance that accurate time measurement played in the history of navigation. Latitudes could be determined from a Sextant and the star ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more