Venues and Events
Published August 8, 2012Four partner museums took part in the Renaissance Globe Project: The Ashmolean, The Museum of the History of Science, the... View Article
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Renaissance Globe Project
Published August 8, 2012The Renaissance Globe Project is a partnership project supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund led by the... View Article
Events
Published May 31, 2012A5 Programme of Events:PDF download The Renaissance Globe Project: linked to the exhibition, includes a programme of workshops for schools... View Article
Special Projects
Published May 23, 2012Special projects run by the Museum’s learning team provide unique opportunities for targeted audiences to participate in the Museum. Multaka-Oxford [2018-19]... View Article
Renaissance Astronomy Exhibition Opens
Published May 14, 2012A stellar selection of books, globes and instruments have been brought together from across the UK for the summer special... View Article
Acknowledgements
Published May 9, 2012Loans We are grateful to the following institutions for loans to the exhibition:Royal Astronomical Society, London: item numbers 1, 5,... View Article
5. Celestial globe by Johann Schöner, c.1534
Published May 9, 2012Gerard Mercator
Published May 9, 2012The most famous graduate from Gemma’s workshop was his pupil and later collaborator, Gerard Mercator, who became the greatest cosmographer... View Article
Gemma Frisius in Louvain
Published May 9, 2012The mathematician, cosmographer, and globe- and instrument-maker Gemma Frisius, of the medical faculty of the University of Louvain, read of... View Article
Johann Schöner in Nuremberg
Published May 9, 2012Johann Schöner was a mathematician, astronomer, cosmographer, printer and globe-maker of great esteem and influence in the early 16th century.... View Article