Kensington Cottage, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
By Juan Manuel Rodriguez Caso This is the place where Alfred Russel Wallace, co-founder of the theory of natural selection,
29 Jul
Ciudad Universitaria (University City), Mexico City
By Juan Manuel Rodriguez Caso Ciudad Universitaria (University City) is the main campus of UNAM (National Autonomous
27 Jul
Farnborough and the History of Aviation, England
By Jakob Whitfield This small Hampshire town is the birthplace of British aviation, being the site of both the UK’s first
26 Jul
The Leper Chapel, Cambridge
By Susannah Gibson Address: Newmarket Road, Cambridge (at the Barnwell Junction)To arrange a visit, contact Janet Cornish on
08 Jul
Ely Solar Astronomers
By Mark Hurn If you are visiting the city of Ely you might like to look up two interesting characters that ran a solar
13 Apr
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
By Mark Hurn Early Astronomy in Cambridge Astronomers have made their home in Cambridge since medieval times. John Holbrook,
12 Apr
Museum of Victorian Science, North Yorkshire
By Alan Dronsfield I can guarantee that virtually no readers of this article will have heard of this museum, located somewhat
26 Mar
Harwell Laboratory, Oxfordshire
By Alan Dronsfield The following account of the work of the Harwell laboratory has been adapted from “B220 –
26 Mar
Prof Edward D Hughes and Bangor University, Wales
By E Malcolm Jones Prof Ted Hughes was a trailblazer in kinetics and mechanisms in organic chemistry. As a researcher in the
26 Mar
Maison d’Auguste Comte, Paris
By Thomas Dixon Auguste Comte (1798-1857) is known to historians of science for his role in founding the science of
25 Mar