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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 15h

So rare it's still waiting to be found.

Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 16h

Strange, isn't it. It often seems to us that archaeological items made from 'precious' materials are much less interesting that finds of everyday objects it terms of what we can learn.
Perhaps it's time for treasure to be redefined in terms of what we can learn.

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 17h

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 17h

This is Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron and considered to be the first person to write a computer programme which was for Babbage's Analytical Machine. She died in 1842
In her honour, today is Ada Lovelace Day and is all about encouraging women and girls in mathematics, science and engineering.

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 18h

We like that you weren't afraid to put your theory to the test.
Nothing like a bit of practical experimentation.

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 20h

Today is World Octopus Day. Another occasion when it's difficult for an industrial museum to be relevant.
However, we have our cogilicious Steampunk Weekend this Saturday and Sunday, 11th & 12th October and this picture is from our last Steampunk event.
#octopus #steampunk #costume

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 3d

Today is Global James Bond Day!
Here is 'Roger Moore' looking very dashing on a Zorin locomotive at the entrance to Main Strike Mine. Which is here at Amberley.
Amberley Museum was used as the location of Main Strike Mine for the 1985 film 'A View to a Kill'.
#jamesbond #bond #aviewtoakill

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 5d

Amberley is such a lovely place to be but it can change after dark.
If you want to experience the chills and frights of the Museum at night, try our Halloween Evening on Saturday 1st November... if you dare!
www.amberleymuseum.co.uk

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 5d

Although the transistor was invented in 1947, it wasn't patented until this day in 1950 by three American physicists - Shockley, Bardeen and Brattain.
This led to the three scientists being awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1956.
Radio Caroline would never have existed without them...

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 5d

This may also describe various Universities.
Campuses (campi?) full of capers? Do you still have Rag Week?

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 5d

😜

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 5d

Surely that would be 100 Playmobil miles and therefore about 20 feet?

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 5d

If a seahorse is a hippocampus, does that make this a capercampus?

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 5d

Caspar David! One of our favourites!

Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 5d

Literally.

Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 5d

What's stopping you?

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 6d

Chicken Hypnos and Chicken Thanatos sound a bit as though they should be served with either rice or flatbread. 😜

Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 6d

Asleep, my love?
What, dead, my dove?

Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 6d

Today is the 100th anniversary of John Logie Baird first testing a working TV system - the first time moving images had been sent and received.
This is a Baird television set from 1930. It transmits a 30-line picture which was refreshed 12.5 times per second.
#television #BAIRD #transmission

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 6d

Fossils are getting better and better 😜

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 7d

Dare you visit Amberley after dark for our Halloween event on Saturday 1st November?
www.amberleymuseum.co.uk

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Matt Beanzy @mattsawyer.bsky.social · 7d

There is a...magnificence...to this

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 7d

'Our public libraries are free in three critical senses. Firstly, they cost nothing to join and to use. Secondly, they are open to all in our communities. We must also add a third concept of freedom: the freedom to read – to engage, without restraint, a diversity of knowledge and opinion'.

Libraries are palaces for the people. Their ramparts need...

The spirit of inquiry that led to Britain’s first public library opening its doors 173 years ago needs to be rekindled

observer.co.uk

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 7d

Then you'll need to come back and have a go!

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Amberley Museum @amberleymuseum.bsky.social · 7d

That is a good one!
Another one to look for is making the Spiderman phone ring, so that he goes through his moves!

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