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The Science Museum: Not just a tourist destination

Sir William Bragg, the eminent physicist, once said: "The important in science is not so much to obtain new facts to discover new ways of thinking. "The depth and veracity of this statement seems nowhere more relevant than in the National Science Museum of London – one of the countries most loved historical institutions. Under the National Museum Science and Industry, the Science Museum is a tourist attraction for many visitors to London: it preserves some of the most impressive in the world of scientific objects, while constantly presenting new talent and the latest scientific innovations in the world.

Museum Science first opened in 1857 in the collection of the Royal Society of Arts as well as surplus property of the Universal Exhibition of 1851 to promote the achievements science and technology. Initially created as part of the South Kensington Museum, the museum has gone through several incarnations before being officially titled Museum of Science in 1885.

Today, the Science Museum holds more than 300,000 pieces. His articles include famous Rocket Stevenson a steam Locomotive built by George Stevenson in early 1829, James Watson's DNA model and the difference engine of Charles Babbage, a specific use digital mechanical calculator. The museum itself is composed of a series of permanent galleries and temporary, including the Space, a gallery history, which tells the history of human exploration of space, "theft", which contains a number of airplanes and helicopters, and "making the modern world", a new gallery that houses some of the most emblematic museums collections.

Since December 2001, the museum was free for all visitors, and is a popular attraction for families in Great Britain. In fact, the Science Museum also organizes "Night of science "- a show described as" all night with a key scientific. These evenings, up to 380 children aged between 8 and 11 are allowed to spend an evening in the museum of the pleasant scene, activities based on science before being allowed to pass the night among the exhibits. In the morning, participating children will wake up to breakfast in the museum, more fun and science based on an IMAX film – an experience quite unforgettable scientific!

But the Science Museum does not simply provide a place for children learn and play in some of the world's largest scientific developments: it also offers forums for controversial scientific debate. Centre Dana, a coffee bar and a revolutionary city, was opened in 2003 as an annex to the museum, and is currently the only UK site dedicated discussion Adult Science.

As part of the National Museum of Science and Industry (which includes York National Railway Museum and the Museum National Photo, Film and Television, Bradford), the Museum of Science plays a crucial role in science education a Much of the population of Great Britain.

If you're hoping to visit the Museum of Science, you're sure to find a range of href = "http://www.hotelnet.co.uk/topcities/London-1.htm"> London hotels located in South Kensington through a variety of online travel sites. Then, choose a day – or night – in the Science Museum, not only because it is a joy for children and adults, but because, as institution of scientific progress and learning, it is virtually unprecedented.

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