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    Patchwork project for the RAS bicentennial

    Aug 12, 2021 2 minutes

    Annie Hogan is a space and sewing enthusiast and Membership Officer at the Royal Astronomical Society

    A lot can happen in 200 years, from the discovery of Neptune and white dwarf stars to detecting gravitational waves and ‘photographing’ a black hole. The field of astronomy has certainly advanced in the twoone of the ways chosen to mark this milestone was by making a commemorative quilt: something tangible that our Fellows and other members could get involved with; a creative project which the Society could keep for the next one hundred years.

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