Red presentation box inscribed ‘Knight Bachelor’, awarded to Patrick Moore
- Made:
- 2001 in United Kingdom
- maker:
- Royal Mint and
- Unattributed
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Red presentation box inscribed ‘Knight Bachelor’
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Red presentation box inscribed ‘Knight Bachelor’
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Red presentation box inscribed ‘Knight Bachelor’, containing a spare ribbon and instructions on how to wear the badge of the insignia of a Knight Bachelor. Given to astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore when he was knighted in 2001.
Sir Patrick Moore (1923–2012) hosted the BBC’s The Sky at Night for over 50 years, commencing on 26 April 1957. The programme was one of Britain’s longest-running TV shows (and the longest run by the same presenter). In 1969 he was part of the BBC commentary team that described the Moon landings.
He was best known for his popularisation work, and described himself as an amateur astronomer as he never had formal training. However, his astronomical observations were significant in their own right; both NASA and the Soviet space authorities used his lunar atlas to prepare for robotic and crewed missions to the Moon.
Details
- Category:
- Astronomy
- Object Number:
- 2014-551/6
- Materials:
- textile, silk, copper (alloy), paper (fibre product) and leather
- Measurements:
-
overall: 40 mm x 106 mm x 162 mm,
- type:
- box - container
- copyright:
- The Sir Patrick Moore Heritage Trust
- credit:
- Purchased from The Sir Patrick Moore Heritage Trust
