The largest university department of its kind in the UK with an outstanding international reputation, the Department is built around the Whipple Museum, a world-class collection of scientific instruments, and the Whipple Library, which contains many rare scientific books. This website also features the Starry Messenger, an online history of astronomy.

Committee on the History and Philosophy of Science (CHPS) CHPS directs graduate curricula in the history and philosophy of science and technology, and offers a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses of interest to students who want to broaden their perspective of science beyond that provided by standard science courses. Students prepare for a wide variety of careers: teaching and research ...