TY - BOOK ID - 49138740 TI - The Whipple Museum of the History of Science : objects and investigations, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of R.S. Whipples's gift to the University of Cambridge AU - Nall, Joshua AU - Taub, Liba Chaia AU - Willmoth, Frances PY - 2019 SN - 1108633625 1108498272 1108636756 1108581307 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Science KW - Science museums KW - History. KW - Whipple, Robert S., KW - Whipple Museum of the History of Science. KW - Science centers KW - Museums KW - Natural science KW - Science of science KW - Sciences KW - History KW - Whipple, R. S. KW - University of Cambridge. KW - Natural sciences KW - history of science KW - history of medicine KW - museum studies UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:49138740 AB - In this book the diverse objects of the Whipple Museum of the History of Science's internationally renowned collection are brought into sharp relief by a number of highly regarded historians of science in fourteen essays. Each chapter focuses on a specific instrument or group of objects, ranging from an English medieval astrolabe to a modern agricultural 'seed source indicator' to a curious collection of plaster chicken heads. The contributors employ a range of historiographical and methodological approaches to demonstrate the various ways in which the material culture of science can be researched and understood. The essays show how the study of scientific objects - including instruments and models - offers a window into cultures of scientific practice not afforded by textual sources alone. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. ER -