Historical Scientific Instruments

Divisional Holdings

Yale’s collection of historical scientific instruments in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Division of Historical Scientific Instruments represents the major scientific disciplines of the University, particularly physics and, to a lesser extent, medicine and anthropology.

• Physics
  
• Astronomy, survey and navigation
  
• Engineering
  
• Mathematics and calculation
  
• Chemistry
  
• Meteorology
  
• Biology
  
• Geology
  
• Psychology
  
• Anthropology and medicine
  
• Recreational scientific instruments
  
• Models
  
• Lantern slides
  

The Yale Peabody Museum’s collections are available to legitimate researchers for scholarly use. Loans are issued to responsible individuals at established institutions. Loans and access to the collection can be arranged through the Collections Manager.

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