A View Taken in the Bay of Oaite Peha (Vaitepiha) Otaheite (Tahiti) Collection_Women's History Month and Astronomer Royal

and Astronomer Royal

De Bougainville was a French Naval Officer during the early 19th century - the sketches he made are held in the National Maritime Museum Collection

Our range of telescopes

his genius saw him elected FRS (Fellow of the Royal Society) at 22

the Keck telescopes are two of the largest optical/infrared telescopes in the world

A View Taken in the Bay of Oaite Peha (Vaitepiha) Otaheite (Tahiti) Collection_Women's History Month and Astronomer RoyalHodges' paintings of the Pacific are vivid records of British exploration. He was appointed by the Admiralty to record the places discovered on Cook's second voyage, undertaken in the 'Resolution' and 'Adventure', 1772 75. This was primarily in the form of drawings, with some oil sketches, many later converted to engravings in the official voyage account. He also completed large oil paintings for exhibition in London on his return, which exercised