The Secret Lives of Colour Longitude & John Harrison Pioneering the future of smart

Pioneering the future of smart telescopes

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The 24-hour dial represents the Shepherd Gate Clock

A delightful London scene snow globe decoration that will take pride of place on any Christmas tree

How do islands form

The Secret Lives of Colour Longitude & John Harrison Pioneering the future of smartThe history of colour tells the vivid story of civilisation. From scarlet women to imperial purple, leaf green to the white paint that protected against the atom bomb, Picasso's blue period to the pink Barbie claimed for feminism, The Secret Lives of Colour offers a bright thread throughout human history. Kassia St Clair's lifelong fascination with colours and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or Dorothy's ruby