Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Rebekah Higgitt

Principal Curator of Science at National Museums Scotland

2 episodes

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ScienceFellows of the Royal SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalEnglish people of Scottish descent18th-century English peopleCircumnavigators of the globeMaritime writersPersons of National Historic Significance (Canada)History

  1. Longitude

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 18th-century search for ways to calculate longitude at sea - how far east or west a ship was - to make voyages across oceans safer and faster.

    13 May 2021

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    Also featuring: Jim Bennett, Simon Schaffer

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  2. Voyages of James Cook

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the science behind Capt James Cook's three voyages of discovery, from 1768 to 1779, one of over a thousand ideas suggested by listeners.

    3 December 2015

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    Also featuring: Simon Schaffer, Sophie Forgan

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    HistoryFellows of the Royal SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalEnglish people of Scottish descent18th-century English peopleCircumnavigators of the globeMaritime writersPersons of National Historic Significance (Canada)