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The Enlightenment Gallery, British Museum, London
The Enlightenment Gallery at the British Museum in London (founded in 1753), represents an eighteenth-century cabinet of curiosity. It is home to a large collection of curious objects, thanks to the Museum’s founder, Sir Hans Sloane (an Irish physician, natural … Continue reading
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Science Museum, London
UPDATE: Please note that this travel guide entry comes from “The Scientific Traveler: A Guide to the People, Places, and Institutions of Europe” by Charles Tanford and Jacqueline Reynolds published in 1992. Hence some of the information is very out … Continue reading
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Natural History Museum, London
The Natural History Museum and the Geological Museum used to be separate entities but are now combined. The main building is a fantastic architectural structure, well worth viewing for its own sake. The principal exhibits in the Natural History Museum … Continue reading
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British Museum, London
This is one of greatest museums of the world, but mainly dedicated to the arts and civilizations of past ages. One science-related item is the Rosetta stone, displayed in the Egyptian Sculpture Gallery on the ground floor. It contains the … Continue reading
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Following in the footsteps of James Smithson
This article was originally published on “O Say Can You See?”, the blog of the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution, and has been reproduced here with the generous permission of the author, Steven Turner. Somewhat … Continue reading
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Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
I then bequeath the whole of my property…to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge… In 1826, James Smithson (1765-1829) wrote his … Continue reading
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