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Saturday, 13 February 2010,
Special Event: 10/10 STEAM
The latest in the Museum's signature '10/10' days - open from 10am till 10pm with a
programme of talks, music, film and activities on the theme of STEAM.
Saturday, 20 February 2010, 14:00-16:00
Family-Friendly Workshop: Armillary Spheres
Find out how an armillary sphere works and make your own working model. Suitable for children aged 9 upwards. Help with cutting card may be required.
Saturday, 06 March 2010, 12:00
Gallery Talk: The Old Ashmolean and the Royal Society
Discover the history of our building, the Old Ashmolean - a new building for science in 17th-century Oxford - in this Gallery Tour with Jim Bennett. Meet in the Entrance Gallery at 12.00, 2pm or 4pm for tours.
Saturday, 06 March 2010, 14:00-16:00
Family-Friendly Drop In: Eyeballs and Other Things
Dissection of eyeballs and curious visual experiments will help you to understand what it is to see. Suitable for children aged 9+.
Tuesday, 09 March 2010, 19:00
Lecture: Oxford and the Royal Society in the 17th Century
Public Lecture by Dr William Poole. The Royal Society of London was founded in 1660, so celebrates its 350th anniversary in 2010. Oxford played an important part in its early history and the Museum occupies the only surviving building from the programme for the improvement of natural knowledge that inspired the Society's foundation.
Dr Poole of New College, who this year curates the Bodleian Library's exhibition on the life and work of John Aubrey, contributes to our year-long season of events at the Museum on the 17th-century story of Oxford and the Royal Society.
Sunday, 14 March 2010, 14:30
Table Talk: The Regiomontanus Sundial
Jim Bennett looks closely at a complex portable sundial from the 16th century and asks what it was really for. Table Talks take place in the Basement Gallery.
Sunday, 28 March 2010, 14:30
Table Talk: Heaven and Earth Combined
Investigate a geographical astrolabe in this Table Talk with Stephen Johnston - in the Basement Gallery.
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