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Finding and Founding Blog 1: Our History Matters

Finding and Founding Blog 2: Seeking the stories our objects can tell

Finding and Founding Blog 3: The travels of an astrolabe: Persia to Afghanistan

Finding and Founding Blog 4: The travels of an astrolabe: Kabul to London

Science in the Islamic World

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Einstein in Oxford

OBJECT: Medieval Horary Quadrant

MANUSCRIPT: John Russell's Moon Project

William Crookes

Gregorian Reflecting Telescope

OBJECT: The Great Moon Hoax Snuff Box

Marconi World online gallery

PHOTOGRAPHY: Anna Atkins and Sarah Acland

PHOTOGRAPHY: Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll)

Winchester College Online Display: Horary Quadrant

Collecting COVID

EXHIBITION: 'Dear Harry' | Henry Moseley - Scientist Lost to War

Luke Jerram talks about his artwork and beautiful glass sculpture

EXHIBITION: Tour the online Gallery-Precious and Rare: Islamic Metalwork from The Courtauld - Cultures in Conversation

EXHIBITION: The Geometry of War

EVENT: Knowledge in Motion online talks (video replay)

Out in Oxford

Art, Craft, and the Mosul handbag Family page

EXHIBITION: George Graham and 18C Astronomical instruments

EXHIBITION: Revealing the Brain

EXHIBITION: Let's Get Physical (including Air pump)

Learn about the Perseid meteors

BLOGS: Read our blog posts - and share your thoughts

BLOGS: Decolonising the HSM Collection

OBJECT: Armillary Sphere

OBJECT: Curta Calculator

OBJECT: Schoener's Globe

OBJECTS: Manuscript Collection

OBJECT: Mariner's Astrolabe, 17C

OBJECT: Japanese Pillar Clock, 19C

OBJECT: Astronomical Ring Dial, by Arsenius, Louvain, 1567

OBJECT: Nocturnal, for both Bears, English, 18th Century

OBJECT: Astrolabe, by Khafif, Syro-Egyptian, Late 9th Century?

OBJECT: Globe, by John Rowley, London, c. 1700

OBJECT: Materia Medica Cabinet: The Oglander Collection

OBJECT: Falling-Plate Camera

OBJECT: Sundial Beermat

OBJECT: Octahedral Sundial

OBJECT: The production of penicillin

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