The Oxford Philosophical Society and the Royal Society: a meeting of minds?
Dr Anna Marie Roos gives a talk as part of the Museum's celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Royal Society.
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The Museum of the History of Science houses an unrivaled collection of historic scientific instruments in the world's oldest surviving purpose-built museum building, the Old Ashmolean on Bro...
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18 episodesWho's to Blame for the Weather?
Professor Allen of the Oxford University Environmental Change Institute discusses one of the most pressing issues of the modern day - Climat...
Body Clocks, Sleep and Light
Russell Foster explains the role of light in regulating our bodies and discusses the implications of today's almost constant exposure to lig...
The Invention of Clouds
Writer Richard Hamblyn revisits his first book about the 19th-century amateur meteorologist Luke Howard who gave the clouds the names we use...
Stormy Weather: Exploring Atmospheres in the Outer Solar System
Leigh Fletcher (Dept. of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford) talks about current research on the weather of ot...
Decimalising Time: Calendar and Clocks in the French Revolution
Dr Matthew Shaw, British Library, talks about the extraordinary revisions of time measurement adopted in the French Revolution.
Mercator: The Man who Mapped the Planet
Geographer, explorer, writer and broadcaster Nicholas Crane talks about the inspirations behind his book on Gerard Mercator.
Simon Forman: astrology, Medicine and Quackery in Elizabethan England
The third in a series of public lectures linked to the Museum's 'Eccentricity' exhibition.
From Alligator Wrestling to Fossil Skeletons: Scientific Eccentricity in the Early 19th Century
Dr Vicky Carroll talks about the eccentric tendencies of early 19th-century natural historians. Whether hunting for fossils or wrestling all...
Crackpots and Eggheads: Eccentricity in Natural History
In the first in a series of 'Eccentricity' lectures, Dr Brian Regal talks about the search for 'monsters', in particular the hunt for Sasqua...
Al-Mizan: Astrolabes in Cultural Context
A public lecture by Dr. Silke Ackermann, Curator of European and Islamic scientific instruments at the British Museum. Part of the Al-Mizan...
Al-Mizan: Mapping the Earth in Medieval Islam
A public lecture by Professor Emilie Savage-Smith, FBA, Emeritus Professor of the History of Islamic Science, University of Oxford. Part of...
Interview: Peter Scott on Marconi and Radio Manufacturing
Professor Peter Scott discusses his research into competitive advantage and innovation in the interwar British radio industry using the Marc...
Radio Manufacturing in the Interwar Years
Professor Peter Scott (University of Reading) presents the inaugural Douglas Byrne Marconi Lecture based on his research on Marconi and radi...
Telescopes Now Lecture 4: The Pierre Auger Observatory
In the fourth and final lecture in the 'Telescopes Now' series, Professor Alan Watson talks about his work at the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Ob...
Telescopes Now Lecture 3: The Gemini Telescopes
In the third in a series of lectures by senior astronomers about recent developments in telescopes, Professor Roger Davies talks about his w...
Telescopes Now Lecture 2: Jodrell Bank, the Lovell Telescope and e-MERLIN
In the second in a series of lectures by senior astronomers about recent developments in the telescope, Professor Phil Diamond talks about h...
Telescopes Now Lecture 1: The William Herschel and the Hubble telescopes
In the first in a series of lectures by senior astronomers about recent developments in telescopes, Professor Alexander Boksenberg talks abo...