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Seb Falk

Aug 16, 20155 min read

How did an Italian astrolabe end up on the New Zealand passport?

A few years ago I enjoyed a blog post in which National Maritime Museum curator Rebekah Higgitt wrote about the “navigation” theme of the...

Seb Falk

Dec 16, 20143 min read

String Theory – Medieval-style

Apologies for the long hiatus! I’ve been busy with lots of things, among them the birth of my first child. I’ll post his horoscope here...

Seb Falk

Oct 8, 20141 min read

Ships, Clocks & Stars

I recently visited, and very much enjoyed, the exhibition at the National Maritime Museum about the quest for longitude. It’s on until...

Seb Falk

Dec 3, 20133 min read

Touching, But What’s the Point?

by Jenny Bulstrode Astrolabes and Stuff is proud to present its first ever guest post! For this we must thank Jenny Bulstrode, a student...