Whipple Highlights Tour

Wed, 13 Aug, 2025 at 01:00 pm to Tue, 25 Nov, 2025 at 03:00 pm UTC+01:00

Whipple Museum of the History of Science | Cambridge

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Publisher/HostWhipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Highlights Tour
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This free tour showcases a selection of must-see museum objects – your perfect introduction to the Whipple. Additional dates now live!
About this Event

What is an orrery? Why is the clock chiming 13? Why would you collect and display a set of plaster horses’ teeth, some green spectacles and several hundred pocket calculators?


Join us for a tour of the Whipple’s collection in 10 objects, featuring spectacular instruments, fascinating scientific stories, and links to some of Cambridge’s most famous names.

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Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Free School Lane, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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