As researchers at Harvard have advanced the sciences,
the artifacts of their work continue to inform.

Harvard University has been acquiring scientific instruments on a continuous basis for teaching and research since 1672. The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, which was established in 1948 to preserve this apparatus as a resource for teaching and research in the history of science and technology, has become one of the three largest university collections of its kind in the world. Originally associated with the Harvard library system, the Collection was placed under the stewardship of the Department of History of Science in 1987.

"A Collection of Knowledge," a photographic essay, The Harvard Gazette, 12/9/2019.

Closeup on Pope's Grand Orrery

Pope's Grand Orrery
This ambitious work of colonial art & science was recently revealed in a whole new way! 

 

Instrument of the Month

Universal Ring Dial
Gleaming precision.
3-ring universal ring sundial
Inventory Number: 7869
c1780 • French

People @ CHSI

Reverend John Prince
The Reverend John Prince
Scientific instument maker & entrepreneur
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