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The Met Office
London Road
Bracknell RG12 2SZ
Tel: 08453 000 300
E-mail: enquires@metoffice.com
Website: www.metoffice.com
One of the world's leading providers of environmental and weather-related
services. Huge amounts of public access data available online, including
world and city forecasts, weather warnings and satellite imagery.
Natural History
Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 5BD
Tel: 020 7942 5000
Website: www.nhm.ac.uk
UK national museum that promotes the discovery and understanding
of the natural world. Houses a large exhibition of mineralogy, which includes
meteorite samples.
Science Museum
Exhibition Road
South Kensington
London SW7 2DD
Tel: 08708 704 771
Website: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
The museum promotes interest and understanding in science, including
space sciences, interactive exhibitions and galleries.
Royal Observatory
Greenwich
Greenwich
London SE10 9NF
Tel: 020 8858 4422
Website: www.rog.nmm.ac.uk
The observatory, home of the prime meridian of the world, offers
astronomers planetarium shows and astronomy courses for all ages. Ongoing
exhibitions and lectures
Royal Meteorological
Society
104 Oxford Road
Reading RG1 7LL
Website: www.royal-met-soc.org.uk
The society advances and promotes the science of meteorology by
means of publications, conferences, educational activities and grants.
Tornado and Storm
Research Organisation
47 Malvern Drive
Stony Stratford
Milton Keynes MK1 2AR
Website: www.torro.org.uk
A research body that deals with data collection, site investigation
and climatological research. Membership details available online.
The British National
Space Centre
151 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 9SF
Tel: 020 7215 5000
Website: www.bnsc.gov.uk
Britain's Space agency which provides focus for government on
UK space policy. One of the world's largest users of space data and technology.
The Planetary Society
Andy Lound
Regional Co-ordinator (GB)
110 Sandringham Road
Birmingham B42 1PQ
Tel: 0121 356 5446
Website: www.planetary.org.uk
Aims to encourage, support and promote new initiatives in space
research with a wide range of outreach activity/educational packages.
Monthly lecture programme and publications. Material available on request
or on website.
Particle Physics
and Astronomy Research Council
Polaris House
North Star
Swindon SN2 1SZ
Tel: 01793 442 025
E-mail: peter.barratt@pparc.ac.uk
Website: www.pparc.ac.uk
UK strategic science investment agency for research into particle
physics, astronomy and space sciences.
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