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.
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