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Located on Charles River; famed for 17th-cen. universities & religious congregations; first Massachusetts Constitutional Convention met here 1779-1780; famous natives include authors Longfellow & Oliver Wendell Holmes, & religious leader Mary Baker Eddy.

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fuschia filter gels (3)
1970-1985
analytical balance
circa 1900
direct-vision spectroscope
1870-1880
Tektronix C12 oscilloscope camera with Polaroid back
circa 1970
Dumont type 297 oscillograph-record Polaroid instant camera
circa 1952

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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

founded 1890
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Institute of Geographical Exploration

1929 - 1952
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Simplex Electrical Company

1895-1974
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William Augustus Rogers

1832 - 1898
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Compton Gallery, MIT

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Exhibition Hours

The Putnam Gallery
(Science Center 136):
Monday through Friday, 11a.m. to 4p.m.

The Special Exhibitions Gallery
(Science Center 251):
Monday through Friday, 9a.m. to 5p.m.

The Foyer Gallery
Closed for Installation.

All galleries are closed on University Holidays.

Admission is free of charge.
Children must be escorted by an adult.