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Episode 4 – Chambers of the Ministering Priests: Building Scientific Disciplines

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Temple of Science
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The Museum was founded on the principle that art should be used to teach science and to inspire generations of scientists. In episode 4 of Temple of Science we see how this was put into practice in some of the building’s less familiar spaces.

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Temple of Science
People
John Holmes
Keywords
history
pre-raphaelite
architecture
natural history museum
oxford university
science
art
Department: Museum of Natural History
Date Added: 01/10/2020
Duration: 00:08:26

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