Explore the most famous treasures and hidden gems of the Royal Museums Greenwich collection. Covering each of the four sites of Royal Museums Greenwich - the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, the Queen's House and Cutty Sark - this book tells stories of the sea, space and the stars. Discover some of the most surprising and exceptional objects from the Museum's vast and varied collections, including the coat worn by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, John Harrison's revolutionary marine timekeepers and the iconic Armada Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. The objects, chosen by the Museum's expert curators, also span the themes of polar exploration, the World Wars, the history of empire and enslavement, coastal life in Britain, navigation, timekeeping and much more. From exciting new artworks by contemporary artists to an intriguing globe of the planet Mars, a teddy bear that went on a round-the-world yacht race and a groundbreaking map that was used to help plan the Apollo Moon landings, the objects and stories within this book are the perfect introduction to the collections of Royal Museums Greenwich.