Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments

Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
A universal compass sundial from Stockholm c. 1650 – 1679, on display in the Putnam Gallery
Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments is located in Boston
Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
Location within Boston
Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments is located in Massachusetts
Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments (Massachusetts)
Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments is located in the United States
Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments (the United States)
Coordinates42°22′35″N 71°06′58″W / 42.3765°N 71.1161°W / 42.3765; -71.1161
AccreditationAAM
Collection size20,000
OwnerHarvard University
Public transit accessHarvard (MBTA Red Line)

Harvard University's Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments (CHSI),[1] established 1948, is "one of the three largest university collections of its kind in the world".[2] Waywiser, the online catalog of the collection, lists over 60% of the collection's 20,000 objects as of 2014.[3][4] The collection was originally curated by Mr. David P Wheatland in his office to prevent obsolete equipment from being cannibalized for its component parts and materials.[5]

  1. ^ "CHSI - The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University". chsi.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  2. ^ "Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments | Harvard Library". library.harvard.edu. Harvard University. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
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  4. ^ "eMuseum". waywiser.rc.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  5. ^ "CHSI History". Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. Harvard University. Retrieved 2016-07-14.