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Science Through the Looking Glass

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

The Museum of Alexandria
The museum in Alexandria was more than just a museum; it was the first science research laboratory in the world. It was founded in the ninth-century BC.
Euclid worked there, as did Hero of Alexandria
- who Invented the steam engine.
David Jones investigates the museum's track record and its fate.
Producer MARTIN GOLDMAN BBC Scotland
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David Jones
Producer:
Martin Goldman
Source: Radio Times

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