Epact Unpacked: The Sundials of Miniato Pitti
Published April 11, 2013OF the instruments in the Museum’s collection made before 1600, some, such as those by Habermel and Cole, are fairly... View Article
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The Creweian Oration, 1997
Published April 10, 2013Autumn, 1997 THE Professor of Poetry, James Fenton, delivered the following Oration ‘in Commemoration of the Benefactors of the University... View Article
‘The Artist and the Moon’: Handlist of the Exhibition
Published April 8, 2013Autumn, 1995 Mural quadrant, 1773, by John Bird, radius 8 ft, commissioned and used by Thomas Hornsby at the Radcliffe... View Article
Another Newsletter
Published April 8, 2013Spring, 1995 Of making many books there is no end. Today that wearied observation from the author of Ecclesiastes might... View Article
Sphæra 1, Spring 1995
Published April 8, 2013Sphaera, Museum Newsletter Archive, Spring 1995. Another Newsletter A Special Exhibition: ‘The Measurers’ A New Research Seminar Based in the... View Article
Other
Published February 6, 2013Besides mechanics, the properties of fluids (hydrostatics), air (pneumatics), and optics, a number of other topics were often taught within experimental... View Article
Climate Monitoring
Published November 29, 2012‘Perhaps some day in the dim future it will be possible to advance the computations faster than the weather advances…... View Article
Exhibition Introduction
Published October 19, 2012Project Background This project has been led by the Museum of the History of Science in partnership with the Ashmolean Museum,... View Article
Globe exhibition
Published October 19, 2012The five globes created during the project were brought together for exhibition at the Museum of the History of Science.... View Article
Volunteers
Published October 16, 2012The Renaissance Globe Project was made possible thanks to the significant commitment made by volunteers, working both behind the scenes... View Article