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SUMMARY:Whipple Museum of the History of Science - Private tour - FULLY BO
 OKED - Museum staff
DTSTART:20161006T173000Z
DTEND:20161006T190000Z
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CONTACT:John O'Toole
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for a private guided tour of this fascinating
  museum. The Whipple's stunning collection includes scientific instruments
 \, apparatus\, models\, pictures\, prints\, photographs\, books and other 
 material related to the history of science. \n \nDuring the tour we will b
 e given the rare opportunity to inspect some select items relating to the 
 history of chemistry\, e.g. an Austrian chemical slide rule from the 1820s
  that can only really be appreciated up close.\n \nThe collection contains
  objects dating from the medieval period to the present day but the museum
 's holdings are particularly strong in material dating from the 17th to th
 e 19th centuries\, especially objects produced by English instrument maker
 s. Instruments of astronomy\, navigation\, surveying\, drawing and calcula
 ting are well represented\, as are sundials\, mathematical instruments and
  early electrical apparatus. The Whipple Museum was founded in 1944 when R
 obert Stewart Whipple presented his collection of scientific instruments t
 o the University of Cambridge.\n \nLimited number of tickets so book early
 . Tickets £5.\n\nEVENT NOW FULLY BOOKED - SORRY!\n\nEvent organised by th
 e SCI & RSC.\n\nThe Whipple Museum's entrance is located on Free School La
 ne\, (between Bene't Street and Pembroke Street) in the centre of Cambridg
 e.
LOCATION:Meet at the Whipple Museum\, Free School Lane\, CB2 3RH
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