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1996
Exhibition catalogue
James Watt and The Lunar Society: An exhibition of books from the Watt Collection
The Watt Collection in the Science Museum Library consists of 118 titles covering a range of subjects from chemistry to Christianity. The collection was owned by James Watt (1736-1819) and is associated with the garret workshop of his home in Heathfield, Birmingham. This is an exhibition of books from the... -
2000
Exhibition catalogue
Bright Sparke: Bright Bindings
The development of publishers' book bindings in the late nineteenth century led to an explosion of bright, decorative covers for popular science and technology books. These examples of science and graphic art for the masses represented natural phenomena and the latest technical advances. The exhibition highlights 'bright sparks' in astronomy,...Wyatt, Nick
geography, electricity, biology, aeronautics, geology, leather, book binding, nineteenth century, mathematics, publishing, art, engineering, chemistry, physics, and astronomy
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2001
Exhibition catalogue
Women in Science in Europe: Exhibits from the Science Museum Library
This booklet comprises the text and exhibit labels for the exhibition “Women in Science in Europe: Exhibits from the Science Museum Library”, 20 November 2000 to 27 February 2001, together with a list of sources. -
2024
Research report
Research and Public History Annual Report 2022–2023
The Science Museum Group supports a thriving programme of research which aims to promote new ways of understanding our collections, audiences and exhibitions. Each academic year a research report is published capturing that research year’s activity. This Research and Public History Annual Report covers the academic year 2022–2023. -
2023
Journal article
Revealing observatory networks through object stories: Instrumental networks
This paper presents three pieces that use objects, or object types, to reveal the material, personal, institutional and commercial networks that surrounded the introduction and successful use of instruments, systems and techniques. The objects explored are: the Hourly Signal Relay, used within the time signal system of the Royal Observatory,...Akkermans, Emily ; Wilder, Kelley ; Thompson, Samantha
material culture, chemistry, scientific instruments, technology, astronomy, photography, and physics
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2021
Journal article
Lyon Playfair: chemist and commissioner, 1818–1858
Lyon Playfair was a multi-talented man: a scientist, administrator and politician whose life and influence deserve further research. This article concentrates on the period between 1818 and 1858, from Playfair’s birth to his appointment as Professor of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh. His biographer (Sir Thomas Wemyss Reid) described...Blatchford, Ian
organic chemistry, journal article, Great Exhibition, chemistry, University of Edinburgh, agricultural science, exhibition, and politics
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2020
Journal article
Festschrift: how do we value artefacts in museum research?
Museums of science and technology are well known for their efforts in collecting, preserving and exhibiting material expressions of techno-scientific cultures. Often, however, they have been struggling with their task in advancing historical knowledge production based on object-oriented research. This paper explores the eminent role of Robert Bud, longstanding curator...Trischler, Helmuth
technology, collection, journal article, research, communication, interpretation, chemistry, and curation
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2020
Journal article
Festschrift: At the Boundary between Science and Industrial Practices: Applied Science, Arts, and Technique in France
In response to Robert Bud’s historical inquiry of applied science, this paper discusses whether it has been adopted in France. I argue that although the term was occasionally used in France it has never been successful because of the prestige of arts in the encyclopaedic movement.Bensaude-Vincent, Bernadette