Science museums (organizations)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Built Environment (Hierarchy Name) > Single Built Works (Hierarchy Name) > single built works (Built Environment) > <single built works by specific type> > <single built works by function> > exhibition buildings > museums (buildings) > <museums buildings by subject>
Descripción
Museums containing collections dealing with the development and application of science, scientific ideas, technology, and instrumentation. Like museums of natural science and natural history, science museums have their origins in the Enlightenment. Some of them developed from the collections of learned societies, others from private collections
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Otros términos
- science museum (organization) [en]
- museums, science (organizations) [en]