Tomorrow! This is open to all, in-person or online. It will be of interest to Edinburgh historians of science and more #histsci #histSTM

For #FindsFriday - the astonishing sight of the imprint of Carolingian coins in the leather pouch which housed part of the late 9th-century Roswinkel hoard. In the @DrentsMuseum in Assen: 📷my own.

1/7 With the project end in sight (yikes!), we be sharing a few titbits and insights from our database and collections data. This journey will connect object, to maker, to location, starting with this optical protractor from National Museums Scotland collections nms.ac.uk/explore-our-co…

It was a great day - thanks to all the speakers and for all the organisation. I loved seeing more of Sue Jane Taylor's work!

1/ Our Zooniverse transcription project is going along strongly, with the first tranche of pages from the Admiralty Chronometer Ledgers now nearly complete. zooniverse.org/projects/tools… Thread ⬇️⬇️ #histsci #histSTM #dighums #transcription #museums

A Friday afternoon thread from me about our The Zooniverse project and considering chronometer itineraries individually and (potentially) at scale

We have completed the first set of pages - thank you all! A new tranche is now in place and all three workflows are up and running. Why not spend the last days of Betwixtmas, and the first of 2024, exploring the journeys of Royal Navy chronometers?! zooniverse.org/projects/tools…

Gratulation: Peter Heering, Universität Flensburg, und Rebekah Higgitt, National Museums Scotland (NMS), UK, werden für ihre Arbeiten zur Historie wissenschaftlicher Instrumente mit dem Paul-Bunge-Preis ausgezeichnet: gdch.app/article/von-hi…

🏆Today the Paul Bunge Prize was awarded twice at the Conference of the GDCh Division of History of Chemistry: Professor Dr. Peter Heering Peter Heering, Europa-Universität Flensburg #EUF, received the award for his life’s work, especially with regard to the replication of

"The worst governing ever seen" Do NOT let these people have another chance Arm yourself with: Voter ID gov.uk/apply-for-phot… Registered vote gov.uk/register-to-vo… Postal vote if needed (NB in Scotland it's school holidays) gov.uk/how-to-vote/po… theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

What time is it? It’s announcement time! This is a mechanical standing equinoctial ring dial. Or, as we prefer to say, a fancy sun dial. It’s now on display at the National Museum of Scotland ☀️

The Ilay Glynne dial: This 18th century sundial made for the founder of the Royal Bank of Scotland has been acquired for the nation by National Museums Scotland. shorturl.at/XICLj

. Rebekah Higgitt Rebekah Higgitt ile Bilim Tarihi konusunda yaptigimiz soylesi bu aksam BirGün TV YouTube kanalinda, kacirmayin :)

On air very shortly! I enjoyed chatting (in English!) with Derya on #histsci and #museums

I enjoyed this discussion about #histsci, #musems, #scicomm, in conversation with Derya Gurses Tarbuck (in English with Turkish subtitles) - feedback suggests some viewers have too!

At 20:00 Istanbul time today, Rebekah Higgitt Rebekah Higgitt and I will be talking about Science Museums. The YouTube link will be active closer to the time of our conversation. This recording was held in English with Turkish subtitles. Link to watch: youtube.com/watch?v=Rj1yam…

We're campaigning against the potential loss of public access to the observatory at Herstmonceux, following Queens University's decision not to extend the lease to the Observatory Science Centre. Please sign the petition here and spread awareness: change.org/p/save-the-obs…

This puts key parts of the UK's science heritage at risk - 19thC telescopes used at Greenwich, including the astrographic, photographic reflector and 1850s Great Equatorial #histSTM #astronomy #heritage

Exciting times! Wonderful to see this come to fruition (🧵⬇️⬇️). It was great working toward it with Jasmine K-T Noah Moxham as well as Science Museum colleagues, the sadly missed Jim Bennett, Bloomsbury History and referees

In Metropolitan Science Rebekah Higgitt, Jasmine K-T & Noah Moxham use case studies to analyse how and why London was a unique site of scientific activity, exploring distinctive practices in artisanal, mercantile, and governmental sites. Out now, order your copy bit.ly/4dFinnC