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Around 2000 years ago stood the ancient Library of Alexandria. Next to it there was a museum that gathered elite intellectuals of that era, not only poets and philosophers, but also scientists; astronomers, geographers, mathematicians and physicians. The History of Science Museum pays homage to the aptitude of the ancient Egyptians, as well as that of the great Greek and Arab scholars. The main objective of the History of Science Museum is to point out the scientists whose work had enriched scientific knowledge. The Museum was launched to revive the scientific discoveries and the great achievements of the ancient scholars and their translators, without whom such writings would not have transcended space and time.

However, the History of Science Museum is not a traditional museum; it offers a variety of activities targeting school children in particular and the public at large in general, in addition to the traditional Museum tours.

The birth of the History of Science Museum came as a result of fruitful cooperation between the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the French Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers.
The History of Science Museum occupies a special rectangular space beneath the sphere of the Planetarium which seems to hang in mid-air. Enclosed between high granite walls and immense glass skylight that forms a well of a central sunlight, the Museum feels like a modern-day cloister

The visitor of the Museum follows a linear path through the major periods exhibited, each in its own way: Egypt of the Pharaohs is sorted by theme; while Hellenistic Alexandria and the Arab-Muslim Middle Ages are sorted by the great scientists, illustrated in chronological order. All along the way, the visitor can alternate backward and forward between the mathematical sciences presented vertically on the mural panels. As for medicine, it is given horizontal emphasis and is exhibited on long tables.

The Museum presents science and scientists chronologically across three different eras, namely:


These three eras are presented in the musuem through two main themes: Mathematical Sciences and Medicine; the mathematical sciences include astronomy, geography, arithmetic, as well as hydraulics and pneumatics.


 
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