History of Science Museum

The History of Science Museum in Broad Street, , , holds a leading collection of scientific instruments from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.
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  • Museum
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …is operated by the University of Oxford
  • …dates from 1683
  • Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday noon–5:00 PM
  • Description: museum in Oxford, UK
  • Address: Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3AZ
  • Email: info@hsm.ox.ac.uk
  • Also known as
    “History of Science Museum, Oxford”
    “Museum for the History of Science”
    “Museum of the History of Science”
    “Museum of the History of Science, Oxford”
    “Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford”
    “Old Ashmolean Building”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Exeter College and Sheldonian Theatre.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxford and Jericho.
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is a historic suburb of the English city of .
is a mainly residential area in south Oxford, England.

History of Science Museum

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Latitude
51.75427° or 51° 45′ 15″ north
Longitude
-1.25546° or 1° 15′ 20″ west
Open location code
9C3WQP3V+PR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 60903336
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q6941088

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“History of Science Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գիտության պատմության թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Museu d’Història de la Ciència”
  • Chinese: “牛津大學科學史博物館”
  • Chinese: “牛津科學史博物館”
  • Chinese: “科學史博物館”
  • Dutch: “Museum of the History of Science”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo pri Historio de Scienco de Universitato de Oksfordo”
  • French: “History of Science Museum”
  • German: “History of Science Museum”
  • Japanese: “オックスフォードの科学史博物館”
  • Japanese: “科学史博物館”
  • Russian: “Музей истории науки”
  • Slovenian: “History of Science Museum”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej zgodovine znanosti Univerze v Oxfordu”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej zgodovine znanosti”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Historia de la Ciencia (Oxford)”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Historia de la Ciencia”
  • Swedish: “Museum of the History of Science, Oxford”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์ประวัติศาสตร์วิทยาศาสตร์”
  • Turkish: “Oxford Bilim Tarihi Müzesi”

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