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HSM Home Page
Making Time: Celebrating 100 years at the History of Science Museum
Making Time: Celebrating 100 years at the History of Science Museum
Join us in the Weston Library to celebrate our first 100 years. There's something for everyone from live astrolabe workshops & demos to calligraphy and crafts.
About Time: HSM@100 talk ticket booking
About Time: HSM@100 talk ticket booking
Book your free ticket
Book your free ticket
Celebrating the life of Professor Jim Bennett
Celebrating the life of Professor Jim Bennett
Recruitment: Oxford University Job Ads
Recruitment: Oxford University Job Ads
Finding and Founding Blog 1: Our History Matters
Finding and Founding Blog 1: Our History Matters
Dr Sumner Braund introduces our new decolonisation project which will bring to life the origin stories in our founding collection.
Finding and Founding Blog 2: Seeking the stories our objects can tell
Finding and Founding Blog 2: Seeking the stories our objects can tell
Continuing her exploration of the Islamic instruments in our founding collection, Dr Sumner Braund confronts the impact of European colonialism on how we tell their stories.
Finding and Founding Blog 3: The travels of an astrolabe: Persia to Afghanistan
Finding and Founding Blog 3: The travels of an astrolabe: Persia to Afghanistan
Following the Shah Abbas II astrolabe over two centuries, Dr Sumner Braund traces its journey from the Safavid court of the mid-1600s to its extraction from Bala Hissar in Kabul.
Finding and Founding Blog 4: The travels of an astrolabe: Kabul to London
Finding and Founding Blog 4: The travels of an astrolabe: Kabul to London
Science in the Islamic World
Science in the Islamic World
What's On: book your ticket to our latest events
What's On: book your ticket to our latest events
Explore the Museum with a Virtual Tour
Explore the Museum with a Virtual Tour
Matterport 3D Showcase.
OBJECTS: Collections Database
OBJECTS: Collections Database
Browse the HSM Shop
Browse the HSM Shop
Browse the Ashmolean Shop for exclusive gifts, jewellery, books, fashion, prints & and much more. Every purchase supports the Museum.
Periodic Table Collection (Shop)
Periodic Table Collection (Shop)
Plan your visit
Plan your visit
HSM YouTube
HSM YouTube
Discover. Connect. Inspire. See Islamic instruments from the Middle Ages, Einstein's blackboard and the first cultures of the life-saving antibiotic Penicillin under one roof. This unrivalled collection of early scientific instruments is housed in the world's oldest public purpose-built museum building, the Old Ashmolean. We offer public lectures, family-friendly events and gallery tours that highlight our collections. For those unable to visit Oxford, a collections database, online versions of exhibitions and stand-alone resources are available at www.hsm.ox.ac.uk
Watch the 2-Minute Tour video
Watch the 2-Minute Tour video
From Astrolabes to Einstein's Blackboard, take the 2-Minute Tour of the History of Science Museum in Oxford. Discover ingenious objects inspired by curious ...
INSTAGRAM POST LINKS
Einstein in Oxford
Einstein in Oxford
Andrew Robinson, author of Einstein in Oxford (Bodleian, 2024), explores the story behind Einstein's blackboard and the enduring appeal of one of the world's most famous scientists
OBJECT: Medieval Horary Quadrant
OBJECT: Medieval Horary Quadrant
MANUSCRIPT: John Russell's Moon Project
MANUSCRIPT: John Russell's Moon Project
William Crookes
William Crookes
Gregorian Reflecting Telescope
Gregorian Reflecting Telescope
OBJECT: The Great Moon Hoax Snuff Box
OBJECT: The Great Moon Hoax Snuff Box
Marconi World online gallery
Marconi World online gallery
PHOTOGRAPHY: Anna Atkins and Sarah Acland
PHOTOGRAPHY: Anna Atkins and Sarah Acland
PHOTOGRAPHY: Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll)
PHOTOGRAPHY: Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll)
Winchester College Online Display: Horary Quadrant
Winchester College Online Display: Horary Quadrant
Collecting COVID
Collecting COVID
EXHIBITION: 'Dear Harry' | Henry Moseley - Scientist Lost to War
EXHIBITION: 'Dear Harry' | Henry Moseley - Scientist Lost to War
Luke Jerram talks about his artwork and beautiful glass sculpture
Luke Jerram talks about his artwork and beautiful glass sculpture
OUR STORIES
EXHIBITION: Tour the online Gallery-Precious and Rare: Islamic Metalwork from The Courtauld - Cultures in Conversation
EXHIBITION: Tour the online Gallery-Precious and Rare: Islamic Metalwork from The Courtauld - Cultures in Conversation
EXHIBITION: The Geometry of War
EXHIBITION: The Geometry of War
EVENT: Knowledge in Motion online talks (video replay)
EVENT: Knowledge in Motion online talks (video replay)
Out in Oxford
Out in Oxford
Art, Craft, and the Mosul handbag Family page
Art, Craft, and the Mosul handbag Family page
EXHIBITION: George Graham and 18C Astronomical instruments
EXHIBITION: George Graham and 18C Astronomical instruments
EXHIBITION: Revealing the Brain
EXHIBITION: Revealing the Brain
EXHIBITION: Let's Get Physical (including Air pump)
EXHIBITION: Let's Get Physical (including Air pump)
Learn about the Perseid meteors
Learn about the Perseid meteors
BLOGS
BLOGS: Read our blog posts - and share your thoughts
BLOGS: Read our blog posts - and share your thoughts
BLOGS: Decolonising the HSM Collection
BLOGS: Decolonising the HSM Collection
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OBJECT: Armillary Sphere
OBJECT: Armillary Sphere
OBJECT: Curta Calculator
OBJECT: Curta Calculator
OBJECT: Schoener's Globe
OBJECT: Schoener's Globe
OBJECTS: Manuscript Collection
OBJECTS: Manuscript Collection
OBJECT: Mariner's Astrolabe, 17C
OBJECT: Mariner's Astrolabe, 17C
OBJECT: Japanese Pillar Clock, 19C
OBJECT: Japanese Pillar Clock, 19C
OBJECT: Astronomical Ring Dial, by Arsenius, Louvain, 1567
OBJECT: Astronomical Ring Dial, by Arsenius, Louvain, 1567
OBJECT: Nocturnal, for both Bears, English, 18th Century
OBJECT: Nocturnal, for both Bears, English, 18th Century
OBJECT: Astrolabe, by Khafif, Syro-Egyptian, Late 9th Century?
OBJECT: Astrolabe, by Khafif, Syro-Egyptian, Late 9th Century?
OBJECT: Globe, by John Rowley, London, c. 1700
OBJECT: Globe, by John Rowley, London, c. 1700
OBJECT: Materia Medica Cabinet: The Oglander Collection
OBJECT: Materia Medica Cabinet: The Oglander Collection
OBJECT: Falling-Plate Camera
OBJECT: Falling-Plate Camera
OBJECT: Sundial Beermat
OBJECT: Sundial Beermat
OBJECT: Octahedral Sundial
OBJECT: Octahedral Sundial
OBJECT: The production of penicillin
OBJECT: The production of penicillin
Home Page
Home Page
Become a Curious Curator with the Label Challenge (closes 31 March 2021)
Become a Curious Curator with the Label Challenge (closes 31 March 2021)
SURVEY: We'd love your feedback on the Islamic Metalwork Exhibition
SURVEY: We'd love your feedback on the Islamic Metalwork Exhibition
EVENTS: What's on - book your free ticket for Armchair Science online
EVENTS: What's on - book your free ticket for Armchair Science online
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