{"id":289,"date":"2016-04-16T02:33:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T16:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worktime.dynalias.net\/?p=289"},"modified":"2016-04-16T02:33:34","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T16:33:34","slug":"15-april-2016-oxford-out-and-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worktime.dynalias.net\/index.php\/2016\/04\/16\/15-april-2016-oxford-out-and-about\/","title":{"rendered":"15 April 2016; Oxford – out and about"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our last full day in Oxford was invested with visits to the University Church, The Museum of Natural History, The Pitt Museum of Anthropology & Archeology and The Museum of The History of Science which turned out to be a good plan as it was heavily overcast, rained all day and cold.<\/p>\n

The Museums of Natural History and Anthropology & Archeology were overwhelming with many detailed exhibits and plenty of interactive exhibits for young children and school groups.<\/p>\n

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Museum of Natural History<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Museum of The History of Science was a curious collection of instruments, telescopes, microscopes, calculators and various other apparatus used by experimental scientists and educators. In a prominent location over a large fireplace was a section of blackboard encased in a protective cover. The blackboard was used by Albert Einstein during a series of lectures at Oxford in 1931.<\/p>\n

\"Einstein's
Einstein’s Blackboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Einstein's
Einstein’s Blackboard notes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tommorow we transit via train to Shrewsbury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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