Richard Dunn

Richard Dunn is the Senior Curator and Head of Science and Technology at Royal Museums Greenwich.

Rebekah Higgitt is a Lecturer in History of Science at the University of Kent, and former Curator of History of Science and Technology at RoyalMuseums Greenwich.

Both authors are part of a major research project on the history of the British Board of Longitude. This groundbreaking research is done in collaboration with the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, and funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council.