Whipple Museum of the History of Science

at Free School Lane, Cambridge , CB2 3RH United Kingdom

1. Museum
2. Museum & Art Gallery

"A fabulous chocolate box cornucopia of a collection"

Description

The Whipple Museum holds an internationally important collection of scientific instruments and models, dating from the Middle Ages to the present. The Museum was founded in 1944 when Robert Stewart Whipple presented his collection of scientific instruments to the University of Cambridge. Since Whipple's initial gift, the Museum has come to house many instruments formerly used in the Colleges and Departments of the University. The museum's holdings are particularly strong in material dating from the 17th to the 19th centuries, especially objects produced by English instrument makers, although the collection contains objects dating from the medieval period to the present day. Instruments of astronomy, navigation, surveying, drawing and calculating are well represented, as are sundials, mathematical instruments and early electrical apparatus.

Opening time

• Mondays: 12:30- 16:30
• Tuesdays: 12:30- 16:30
• Wednesdays: 12:30- 16:30
• Thursdays: 12:30- 16:30
• Fridays: 12:30- 16:30

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Summary

Whipple Museum of the History of Science is Cambridge based place and this enity listed in Museum category. Located at Free School Lane CB2 3RH. Contact phone number of Whipple Museum of the History of Science: 01223 330906