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Introduction: Reengaging with instruments.
1Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Free School Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RH, United Kingdom.
Summary
Historians of science are exploring new ways to interpret scientific and medical instruments, including broken or incomplete artifacts. This focus on museum collections offers fresh perspectives for understanding historical scientific objects.
Area of Science:
- History of Science
- Medical History
- Museum Studies
Background:
- Recent scholarship highlights increased historian engagement with scientific and medical instruments.
- Museum collections of historical instruments are central to this interdisciplinary approach.
Observation:
- Historians working closely with museum objects encounter unique interpretive challenges.
- Defining and understanding scientific instruments requires a nuanced approach.
Findings:
- Close engagement with instruments prompts questions about the value of incomplete or damaged artifacts.
- Museum display and interpretation practices for scientific and medical artifacts are under scrutiny.
Implications:
- This work encourages new methodologies for historians engaging with scientific objects.
- It broadens the scope of historical inquiry to include a wider range of artifacts.
- Future research can explore the material culture of science and medicine through museum collections.
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