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Museum of the History of Science
Museum of the History of Science Review
The Ashmolean, the world's oldest public museum, was originally housed in this 1638 building, which now holds scientific and mathematical instruments, from astrolabes to quadrants. Here you'll find Lewis Carroll's camera box and the chalkboard Einstein used in a lecture on the theory of relativity.
- Address: Broad St., Oxford, OX1 3AZ | Map It
- Phone: 01865/277280
- Cost: Free
- Hours: Tues.--Fri. noon--5, Sat. 10--5, Sun. 2--5
- Website: www.mhs.ox.ac.uk
- Location: Oxford
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