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• Catalyst

  http://www.catalyst.org.uk/
  Science centre and museum devoted to chemistry and how the products of chemistry are used in every day life. Widnes, Cheshire.

• Glasgow Science Centre

  http://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/
  Hands-on exhibits, science theatre and planetarium. Visitor details and calendar.

• Life

  http://www.life.org.uk/
  Brings together science and biotechnology, research and education, entertainment and ethics. Newcastle upon Tyne.

• Magna Science Adventure Centre

  http://www.visitmagna.co.uk/
  Collection includes architecture, aviation, design, industry, natural sciences, science and technology plus social history. Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

• Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford

  http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/
  Exhibiting the history of science. Online exhibits include "The Noble Dane: Images of Tycho Brahe" and "The Geometry of War, 1500-1750".

• Museum of Victorian Science

  http://www.museumofvictorianscience.co.uk/
  Features a virtual tour of Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory, display of working Geissler, Bouquet, Railway and early x-ray tubes, and electric flame-laden demonstrations. Visits by appointment only. Includes directions. Located in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

• National Space Science Centre

  http://www.spacecentre.co.uk/
  Space museum and discovery centre in Leicester. Ticket and booking details. Site map and attraction information.

• Science Museum

  http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/
  London museum and library of science. Exhibitions cover all areas of science and technology. Includes online exhibits and a learning area.

• South Downs Planetarium

  http://www.southdowns.org.uk/
  Seats 100 people. Created to promote a greater public understanding of science and to encourage more young people to take up science as a career. Chichester.

• The Freud Museum of London

  http://www.freud.org.uk/
  The London home of Sigmund and his daughter Anna Freud. Now a museum containing Freud's library, and his collection of antiquities.

• The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow

  http://www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/
  Collection and web images include rocks and minerals, zoological specimens, human anatomical collection, coins and medals.

• The Manchester Museum

  http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/
  International collection of natural history artefacts. Newly opened aquarium and vivarium. Site of first international Mummy Tissue Bank.

• The Museum Of Science & Industry In Manchester

  http://www.mosi.org.uk/
  Virtual exhibits on everything from locomotives and aircrafts, to photography and nuclear power. Lists exhibitions, collections, events and contact details.

• The Natural History Museum

  http://www.nhm.ac.uk/
  The national museum of natural history. Major research and teaching collections cover botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology, mainly from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Online tour of the galleries. London

• The Observatory Science Centre

  http://www.the-observatory.org/
  Hands-on science among the domes and telescopes of the former Royal Greenwich Observatory. Herstmonceux, East Sussex.

• The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret

  http://www.thegarret.org.uk/
  Britain's oldest surviving operating theatre. Provides history of the museum, details of its facilities, a virtual tour and mailing list. London.

• Thinktank

  http://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/thinktank
  Museum of science and discovery, with business venue facilities and an IMAX cinema. Includes information about exhibits and online booking. Birmingham.

• Whipple Museum of the History of Science

  http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/whipple/
  Science and its applications from physics to phrenology and from magnetism to microscopy. Scientific instruments, models, prints, books, and related objects. Cambridge.

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