Museum of the History of Science

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Museum of the History of Science

The Oxford Philosophical Society and the Royal Society: a meeting of minds?

Dr Anna Marie Roos gives a talk as part of the Museum's celebration of the 35th anniversary of...

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Who's to Blame for the Weather?

Professor Allen of the Oxford University Environmental Change Institute discusses one of the most...

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Body Clocks, Sleep and Light

Russell Foster explains the role of light in regulating our bodies and discusses the implications...

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The Invention of Clouds

Writer Richard Hamblyn revisits his first book about the 19th-century amateur meteorologist Luke...

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Stormy Weather: Exploring Atmospheres in the Outer Solar System

Leigh Fletcher (Dept. of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford) talks...

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Decimalising Time: Calendar and Clocks in the French Revolution

Dr Matthew Shaw, British Library, talks about the extraordinary revisions of time measurement...

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Mercator: The Man who Mapped the Planet

Geographer, explorer, writer and broadcaster Nicholas Crane talks about the inspirations behind...

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Simon Forman: astrology, Medicine and Quackery in Elizabethan England

The third in a series of public lectures linked to the Museum's 'Eccentricity' exhibition....

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From Alligator Wrestling to Fossil Skeletons: Scientific Eccentricity in the Early 19th Century

Dr Vicky Carroll talks about the eccentric tendencies of early 19th-century natural historians....

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Crackpots and Eggheads: Eccentricity in Natural History

In the first in a series of 'Eccentricity' lectures, Dr Brian Regal talks about the search for...

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Al-Mizan: Astrolabes in Cultural Context

A public lecture by Dr. Silke Ackermann, Curator of European and Islamic scientific instruments...

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Al-Mizan: Mapping the Earth in Medieval Islam

A public lecture by Professor Emilie Savage-Smith, FBA, Emeritus Professor of the History of...

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Interview: Peter Scott on Marconi and Radio Manufacturing

Professor Peter Scott discusses his research into competitive advantage and innovation in the...

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Radio Manufacturing in the Interwar Years

Professor Peter Scott (University of Reading) presents the inaugural Douglas Byrne Marconi...

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