The Museum has a wide range of publications giving in-depth information on areas of the collection. The titles listed below are unfortunately no longer available.
The Physics of Empire: Public Lectures
Richard Staley (ed.), 1994, 142pp
This volume uses a series of specially written essays to explore the work which physicists and technicians performed in their own laboratories, and the connection between these laboratories and the great exhibitions of later 19th-century science.
Instruments of Attraction
Patricia Fara, 1996, 30pp
A booklet to accompany the 'Case Study' prepared by Dr Patricia Fara. It is concerned with Enlightenment England where magnetic phenomena reverberated with a concealed symbolism of occult mystery, sexual attraction and universal sympathies. Selected instruments from the Whipple Museum's collection are used to illustrate how descriptions of the natural world and human emotions shared a common imagery, which has influenced how we think today.
Catalogue 1: Surveying
Oivia Brown, 1982, 48pp
A comprehensive guide to the surveying instruments housed within the Whipple Museum.
Catalogue 2: Balances and Weights
Oivia Brown, 1982, 32pp
A comprehensive guide to the balances and weights housed within the Whipple Museum.
Catalogue 3: Astronomy and Navigation
J.A. Bennett, 1983, 44pp
A comprehensive guide to the astronomy and navigation instruments housed within the Whipple Museum.
Catalogue 4: Spheres, Globes and Orreries
Oivia Brown, 1983, 24pp
A comprehensive guide to the sheres, globes and orreries housed within the Whipple Museum.
Catalogue 5: Spectroscopes, Prisms and Gratings
J.A. Bennett, 1984, 32pp
A comprehensive guide to the spectroscopes, prisms and gratings housed within the Whipple Museum.
Catalogue 7: Microscopes
Oivia Brown, 1989, 92pp
A comprehensive guide to the microscopes and microscopy accessories housed within the Whipple Museum.
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