A star-crossed astronomer

12 December 2012 by Rupert Baker

You may be familiar with our ‘Fellows in Fiction‘ loan collection in the Library, which focuses on books showing real…

Transit of Venus

6 June 2012 by Joanna Hopkins

Were you up with the larks this morning at sunrise to witness the Transit of Venus? If like me you…

The tragic fate of ‘The Lad Taiyota’

29 February 2012 by Rupert Baker

We’re creating a new online picture library here at the Royal Society (watch this space!), and so I’ve recently been…

Exploration and Endeavour

19 January 2011 by Felicity Henderson

If you’re planning a visit to Canberra in the next few weeks, there’s still time to catch an exhibition of…