If you are travelling around Britain there are several Horological collections open to the public. The following places have collections of Horological interest. Where possible, Contact phone numbers and times of opening are shown.
This page is very new and will be updated as I get more information from each of the museums listed below.
If you know of a British collection which is not shown, please let us know.
The William Herschel Museum is dedicated to the many achievements of the Herschels, who were distinguished astronomers as well as talented musicians.
It was from this house, using a telescope of his own design that William discovered the planet Uranus in 1781. His observations helped to double the known size of the solar system. Following a tradition of the great astronomers of the renaissance he pushed forward the science of building telescopes. He was rewarded for his work by King George III, and also received the Copley Medal. Caroline also made a huge contribution to the field of astronomy. The work of the Herschels clearly had an impact on modern science and space exploration.
The Herschel Museum is devoted to preserving the home of Caroline and William Herschel who between them discovered numerous celestial bodies including comets, some of Saturn's moons and the planet Uranus. Additionally, the Hershel's designed what was then the world's largest telescope. William Hershel is also known for his work in mathematics and as the discoveror of infrared light. The site includes brief biographies of the two Hershels as well as information about the Museum and Museum exhibits.
Wollen Sie mehr Wissenswertes erfahren auf dem gefächerten Gebeit der Sternkunde, dann ist die SAG-eigene Zeitschrift ORION die richtige Lektüre für Sie. ORION erscheint alle zwei Monate und enthält zahlreiche illustrierte Beiträge von Fach- und Hobby-Astronomen, so zum Beispiel:
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The old University of Illinois Observatory, which contains a 12" Brashear refractor, was built in 1896. Although the telescope has long since been rendered obsolete for research purposes, it has a long history of astronomical research under its belt. In particular, observers at the University of Illinois did extensive work with early photoelectric devices in the early 20th century -- a major step forward in quantitative measurements of stellar properties.
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The objective of the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology is to collect and preserve literature and equipment pertaining to anesthesiology and to make available to the anesthesiology community, others in the medical profession and the public the most comprehensive educational, scientific and archival resources in anesthesiology.
The Wood Library-Museum is governed by a Board of Trustees of nine anesthesiologists who collectively envision the Wood Library-Museum as a completely integrated collection of books, audiovisual materials, rare books, current literature, equipment and artifacts. Twenty-two committees, appointed yearly, serve the Wood Library-Museum as expert consultants.
The Office of Medical History is part of the OTSG/MEDCOM Historical Program. Our mission is to support the men and women of the U.S. Army Medical Department and Army Medical Command through the assembly and publication of reference materials, original works, previously unpublished works, reprints, special studies, web publications, AMEDD newspaper/professional publications and print series. The program includes the administration of a field history program as well as an oral history program for the conduct of regular interviews with key OTSG/MEDCOM active and retired personnel and provides coverage of current operations and issues with participants and decision makers.
The best known activity of the Trust is the Australian Mathematics Competition for the Westpac Awards which has been sponsored by the Westpac Banking Corporation since 1978 and attracts of the order of half a million entries annually, from Australia and overseas. The Trust also incorporates the Australian Mathematical Olympiad Committee (AMOC), which runs many mathematics activities, culminating in selection of a team of students who represent Australia internationally, and the Australian Informatics Olympiad Committee (AIOC), which runs a number of activities in Informatics (Computer Science), culminating in selection of a team of students who represent Australia internationally.
The Trust also has a publishing arm, AMT Publishing, which publishes a range of books, journals, past papers and material in other formats. These publications include pedagogical material and collections of problems of all standards with their solutions.
