Museum of the History of Science
by Oxford University
July 25, 2013 3:34 am
The History of Science Museum houses an unrivaled collection of historic scientific instruments in the world’s oldest surviving purpose-built museum building, the Old Ashmolean on Broad Street, Oxford. By virtue of the collection and the building, the Museum occupies a special position, both in the study of the history of science and in the development of western culture and collecting.
Recent Episodes
The Oxford Philosophical Society and the Royal Society: a meeting of minds?
11 years ago00:00/00:00Who's to Blame for the Weather?
12 years ago00:00/00:00Body Clocks, Sleep and Light
12 years ago00:00/00:00The Invention of Clouds
12 years ago00:00/00:00Stormy Weather: Exploring Atmospheres in the Outer Solar System
12 years ago00:00/00:00Decimalising Time: Calendar and Clocks in the French Revolution
12 years ago00:00/00:00Mercator: The Man who Mapped the Planet
12 years ago00:00/00:00Simon Forman: astrology, Medicine and Quackery in Elizabethan England
13 years ago00:00/00:00From Alligator Wrestling to Fossil Skeletons: Scientific Eccentricity in the Early 19th Century
13 years ago00:00/00:00Crackpots and Eggheads: Eccentricity in Natural History
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