Day 10
Oct 24/09
After Trevor woke up, it was off to the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow. This museum was a collection of items collected by William Hunter as well as other scientists that taught or worked at the University of Glasgow. There were some amazing items. William Hunter was an amazing collector and had and Egyptian mummy, Roman and Greek stones and all kinds of medical items. He had body parts in jars because he figured it was important for students to see first hand the items they will be looking at. Another scientist had his urine in a vial that apparently he had boiled and sealed off to see if it would stay sterile and apparently it had stayed clear for (I think) over 100 years! It was a really interesting museum. We also went to see the Hunterian Gallery where there were paintings from the 1500-1900's. Some really interesting paintings. After taking a look at the art gallery it was off to Cambridge where we would be hanging out the next day. It was another long drive today, all the way down to Cambridge. Parking again was a bit tricky but we found it (thankfully).
No comments:
Post a Comment