Whipple Museum of the History of Science — Attraction in Cambridge

If you're a science aficionado then you'll be right at home here as even with its modest size, the museum packs in a breadth of information concerning the marriage of history and science. The ground floor consists of a myriad of artifacts that have played a key role in shaping the history of science and how that was and continues to be applied to the technology we have today. The most fascinating part of the museum happens to be on the first floor, with a completely decked out Victorian living room that really gives you an idea of how science moulded the every day living space - despite the limitations back then. There's also a section about globes which I found to be rather interesting. The whole museum is free to visit so definitely visit here and take in all there is to see here - you won't be...

Love the interior style and the items they display at this museum. There are two floors, the first floor has a hall, a hallway, and a chamber for exhibiting both vintage and modern technology items. The chamber upstairs is for showing different globes that were made throughout time and from different countries. This museum is mostly concentrated on showing astrology-related items, such as telescopes, globes, etc, but they also have more than that, such as films, microscopes, calculates, pocket watches, etc. It is a very educational place, and friendly for both astronomy amateurs...

This is a most amazing museum! Scientific instruments include Charles Darwin's microscope, tiny brain saws, and orreries from the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

Children's scientific toys from the 1920s ("Every Boy and Girl a Scientist" on the cover of one!) are fascinating.

The set-up of the museum is awesome - the old hall, the cases...

This is a small museum so packed with fascinating items that it took us two trips to...