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500 years of Science in Print

Whipple Library, Free School Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3RQ

  • Multiple dates available
  • In person
  • Pre-booking preferred

The Whipple Library is the University of Cambridge's specialist library for the History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine.

As well as being an active research library, the collection includes an astonishing scientific rare book collection which showcases the development of scientific thought from the 1400s to the present day.

This session is an informal talk and provides a chance to get up close and personal with some of the most remarkable books in the collection; works by Darwin, Galileo, Newton and more, and (possibly) the smallest scientific book ever.

Timings & Tours

Tuesday 10 September:
1330-1500 & 1530-1700
Wednesday 11 September:
1330-1500 & 1530-1700
Thursday 12 September:
1330-1500 & 1530-1700

Location & directions

Whipple Library, Free School Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3RQ

Telephone number:
+441223748843

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking preferred
Booking conditions:
Young Adults 12 – 18, Adults
Booking email:
[email protected]
Booking website:
https://www.whipplelib.hps.cam.ac.uk/
Booking opens:
12 Aug 2024 10:00 AM
Booking closes:
13 Sep 2024 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

Partial access - please contact us for details, Lift

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:
20

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