The Moon (John Russell) Collection_Queen's House and Greenwich With 10-metre diameter primary mirrors

With 10-metre diameter primary mirrors

The 'Cutty Sark' was one of the most famous merchant sailing ships of the 19th century

This book seeks to do just that: to tell the story of how the consumption of sugar - the addition of sugar to food and drink - became a fundamental and increasingly troublesome feature of modern life

the Milky Way shines between the cherry blossom trees

of Napoleon in the uniform of the Chasseurs

The Moon (John Russell) Collection_Queen's House and Greenwich With 10-metre diameter primary mirrorsPastel drawing entitled 'The Moon' by John Russell. The drawing was completed with a micrometer and remained the most accurate delineation of the moon until the introduction of photography. These drawings were the basis of his moon globe, Selenographia, GLB0140. Artist: John Russell Date: circa 1787