21/08/2025
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Event information
Time
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
What
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
Who
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.
