Fireside Chat: Creating digital records on shared public storage
On-line, for SIS-members only.Presented by Tom Jackson, UK Example of an object owned by an institution (image by T. Jackson). This presentation provides one possible answer to the question of how to create and where to store digital records about objects of historical interest including the restoration of historic scientific instruments. In particular objects which are not owned …
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Short Study Tour Armagh Observatory, Northern Ireland, 2024
Armagh Observatory College Hill, Armagh, United KingdomImage courtesy of Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Founded in 1790 by Archbishop Robinson, Armagh Observatory is the oldest scientific institution in Northern Ireland. This weekend visit will provide delegates with the opportunity to explore the site’s instrument collection and to see the nearby historic Armagh Robinson Library (also available as a flyer, which contains the …
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Fireside Chat Guglielmo Marconi’s Magnetic Detectors in a Cigar Box: Biography of a Material Myth
On-line, for SIS-members only.Presented by Magnetic detector in a cigar box on display at Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci (IGB-2139) in a 1957 photograph. Archivio Fotografico Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci (Milan, Italy), id. 2090, Sala Marconi, "Riproduzione del detector magnetico ideato e costruito da Guglielmo Marconi", Studio Sella, September 1957. Synopsis: …
Long Study Tour to Istanbul, Türkiye
Expression of Interest Photo by Ömer Faruk Yıldız. Our Long Study Tour for 2024 will be focused around the historic sites and collections around the Turkish city of Istanbul. This will be the first time that SIS has travelled to this fascinating city! We are investigating visits to the following places, among others: Koç Museum …