Special Evening Exploring the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments

Please join Editor John S. Rosenberg and Publisher Irina Kuksin for a Special Evening Exploring the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments.

YOU ARE INVITED!

In appreciation of your generous support of Harvard Magazine, please join Editor John S. Rosenberg and Publisher Irina Kuksin for a Special Evening Exploring the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
Putnam Gallery, Science Center 136, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge 02138*

Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres

R.S.V.P. by April 23 to Allison Kern at 617-496-9780

We hope you will be able to join us!

About the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
Harvard University has been acquiring scientific instruments on a continuous basis for teaching and research since 1672. Established in 1948, the CHSI has become one of the three largest university collections of its kind in the world. Highlights of the collection include a geometric sector designed by Galileo, electrical experimentation apparatus purchased on Harvard's behalf by Benjamin Franklin, a suite of clocks illustrating the development of modern synchronized time-keeping, medical apparatus designed, in part, by Charles Lindbergh, and the artifacts of top-secret research conducted during World War II.

See Pages of the Magazine Come to Life
Harvard Magazine hosts the Friends of Harvard Magazine events to show our deep appreciation for the generous support of our donors and to bring the pages of the magazine to life. Read more about the CHSI in the feature, The Telltale Apparatus, by Christopher Reed in Harvard Magazine.

*Parking and Directions
For your convenience, we have reserved a limited number of parking spots at one of Harvard's parking garages at no charge. Please contact Allison to secure your space. For additional information, please visit: harvardmagazine.com/friends.

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