{"id":252,"date":"2016-04-12T05:03:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T19:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worktime.dynalias.net\/?p=252"},"modified":"2016-04-12T05:14:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T19:14:45","slug":"11-april-2016-cambridge-grantchester-and-whipple-science-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worktime.dynalias.net\/index.php\/2016\/04\/12\/11-april-2016-cambridge-grantchester-and-whipple-science-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"11 April 2016; Cambridge – Grantchester and Whipple Science Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, comments from our faithful college of followers in addition to Christine’s prior notes on “things to do in Cambridge” provoked us to walk some distance to the nearby village of Grantchester to enjoy tea and scones by the river Cam. Enjoyed by luminaries such as Virginia Woolf<\/a>, the Orchard tea rooms is a popular location to enjoy refreshments along the river Cam. We were up to the task too; quills poised in expectation of a provacative treatise.<\/p>\n

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Grantchester Orchard Tea Rooms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We walked back to Cambridge along the river Cam and visited the Whipple Science Museum. This is a compact and informative museum with many exhibits covering the range of Natural Philosophy that was common for the time. I particularly enjoyed the exhibits associated with James Clerk Maxwell <\/a>whose equations have provided the basis for considerable contributions to physics and specifically electrical engineering. He was both a student and professor at Cambridge.<\/p>\n

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Whipple Museum – Electron microprobe 1965<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We wandered back to our lodgings for the last time. Along the way we visited the Mathematical Bridge<\/a> that links Queen’s College across the river Cam. Tourist traffic through Cambridge today (Monday) was certainly much reduced compared to that observed over the weekend.<\/p>\n

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Cambridge – The Mathematical Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tomorrow we depart for Oxford. A reliable source tells me that while Cambridge is noted for its science and technology focus, Oxford is equally known for its literary and humanities focus. I expect to be impressed by Oxford as much as I have been by Cambridge. The opportunity granted to students of both these universities seems a world apart from my experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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