Museum globes stolen

From: Evening Standard - London | Date: June 7, 2001| Author: GERAINT SMITH | Copyright information

THREE priceless historic globes of the Moon and Mars have been stolen from the Science Museum, only days before they were due to appear in a major exhibition.

The theft was discovered five days after they were locked away, having been photographed for the Cosmic Globes exhibition catalogue. The museum's security force is not revealing details of the theft, which the police are now investi...

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