Science Museum

British

noun

a museum in London, originating from 1852 and given its present name and site in 1899: contains collections relating to the history of science, technology, and industry

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The farthest place he’d ever been to was when his class went to a science museum in New Jersey.

From Literature

He went to the Merkato, the city's main market, to haggle for a traditional "shamma" or shawl, to the Ethiopian Science Museum, where he crashed a simulator plane, to the Adwa Victory Memorial, where he walked barefoot to honour the Ethiopian warriors who defeated Italian forces in 1896.

From BBC

“We could ask the science museum if we could borrow their furs,” Leo suggests.

From Literature

I have another coop to start after school, plus I have to call the science museum and see about borrowing their fur...

From Literature

Professor Roger Highfield, director of the Science Museum Group believes "digital twins" - virtual versions of a physical object, updated using real time data - could become a regular feature in our lives.

From BBC

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