Navigation, heroism, history
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
24–25 May 2018
Programme
Thursday 24 May
11:40, 12:00 and 12:20: Ceiling tours of the Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval College
Painted between 1707 and 1726, the Painted Hall hides many surprises. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to examine this vast masterpiece up close while it is undergoing conservation. Tours will last 50 minutes. Delegates will be allocated a place on one tour.
13.30: Registration and refreshments (Propeller Area)
14.00: Welcome and introduction (Lecture Theatre)
14.15: Session 1
How to become a Hero David Pike, RIN
A Heroic Pirate? William Dampier’s contemporary reputation and historical legacy as a navigator Katherine Parker, Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps
Lady Franklin in the Victorian Canon of Naval Heroism Alexa Price, George Washington University
15.45: Coffee and tea (Propeller Area)
16.15: Session 2
The weather, failure and success on Cook´s third voyage Reetta Sippola, University of Turku, Finland
“It’s all Fake News!”: James Cook and the making of an 18th century media hero Dr. Vanessa Collingridge
The Validity of Replica Voyages Dag Pike, RIN
17:45 Reception
Friday 25 May
09:30: Arrival and refreshments
10.00: Session 3
Charisma and Routine in Nineteenth-century Hydrography Megan Barford, Royal Museums Greenwich
A century of pain and gain: chartering and opening the Torres Strait in the nineteenth century Nicholas Guoth, Australian National University, Canberra
‘Plane-tabling Mitcham Common is hardly sufficient’: Instruments in the Identity of Exploration Jane Wess
11.30: Coffee and tea (Propeller Area)
12.00: Session 4
A History of Navigation in the Western Desert prior to the GPS age Geoffrey Kolbe, RIN
Augmented reality navigation around 1900: Heroic studies on the face of the earth by bicyclists and motorists Tristan Thielmann, University of Siegen
Hero or Villain? The conundrum for the military in using GNSS as an aid to navigation Neil Dicken, Royal School of Military Survey
13.30: Lunch (Propeller area)
14.30: Session 5
The First Flight across the Atlantic East to West Terry Hayward, RIN
Conquering the North Pole David Broughton, RIN
Heroes? A comparison of four WW2 operations in the air, on the sea and underwater Keith Hope-Lang, RIN
16.00: Closing remarks and departure
FEE: £70. Concessions: £50 (RIN members, NMM members, students and people over 60)
For more information and to book a place please call 020 8312 6716
or e-mail research@rmg.co.uk
