James Clerk Maxwell Foundation

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Title

James Clerk Maxwell Foundation

Description

Fine New Town house built in about 1820 and in which James Clerk Maxwell was born in 1831. Now the home of the James Clerk Maxwell Foundation. The house's original colour scheme and appearance have been restored with advice from Historic Environment Scotland. The house contains exhibits, scientific models and pictures illustrating the work of Maxwell, who ranks with Newton and Einstein as the ‘Big Three’ of physics.

Source

edinburgh

Date

c 1820

Type

Museum

Identifier

1672

Spatial Coverage

current,55.95525,-3.205486;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

14 India Street

Place

Edinburgh

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningDate1

28/9/2019

OpeningTime1

11:00-15:00

Activities

Limited wheelchair access.

WC

Yes

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

Yes

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

9797

IsIncludedThisYear

Yes

Postcode

EH3 6EZ

Citation

“James Clerk Maxwell Foundation,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1670.

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