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The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments

A Heritage of Exploration

Detail of Time, Life, & Matter exhibit

TIME, LIFE, A MATTER: Science in Cambridge - featuring instruments from Harvard's founding up through the modern era.

By whose measure? ¿Con la medida de quién?

Detail of Norma Diagram

 MEASURING DIFFERENCE explores how life came to be quantified in the "New World."

A revolutionary innovation in computer science...

Nighttime view of Harvard IBM Mark I
The Harvard Mark I Online
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