Science & Technology

Collection

Science & Technology
How did technology develop? What do certain physical laws exactly mean? Museon boasts a great collection of devices and instruments which together not only tell the story of technical developments in many fields, but also illustrate several laws of nature. The Physics and Technology collection has about 8,000 objects. 

All subjects

Time and timekeeping
Time and timekeeping
Acoustics
Acoustics
Hydrostatics
Hydrostatics
Electrical science and magnetism
Electrical science and magnetism
Land surveying and navigation
Land surveying and navigation
Sound recording and playback equipment
Sound recording and playback equipment
Mechanics, sizes and weights
Mechanics, sizes and weights
Meteorology
Meteorology
Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics
Optics and nuclear physics
Optics and nuclear physics
extra
Tower clock, 1692
Tower clock, 1692

Time and timekeeping

Sundials and timepieces.  The showpiece is a tower clock of 1692.
Double siren
Double siren

Acoustics

Items that have been used to study and demonstrate the phenomenon of sound since the late 19th century.
Hydrostatic balance
Hydrostatic balance

Hydrostatics

Objects that were used for studying and demonstrating hydrostatics, the science in which the behaviour of liquids.
Galvanometer, made by J. Charpentier.
Galvanometer, made by J. Charpentier.

Electrical science and magnetism

This collection consists of demonstration instruments, research instruments and measuring instruments in the field of electrical science and magnetism.
Instrument made by J. M. Kleeman around 1800.
Instrument made by J. M. Kleeman around 1800.

Land surveying and navigation

Objects that have been used for land surveying and navigation on land, at sea and in the air
Music box, Philips
Music box, Philips

Sound recording and playback equipment

The collection illustrates the astonishingly fast development of recording and playing equipment.
Measures of capacity from the now closed Museum IJkwezen.
Measures of capacity from the now closed Museum IJkwezen.

Mechanics, sizes and weights

Mechanics is all about structure and forces. Museon is the proud owner of a major collection of demonstration equipment in this field.
A radiosonde, a device attached below a balloon to collect atmospheric information such as temperature, humidity, barometric pressure and wind strength and direction.
A radiosonde, a device attached below a balloon to collect atmospheric information such as temperature, humidity, barometric pressure and wind strength and direction.

Meteorology

Items for research and weather measurements
Thermometer, 1763.
Thermometer, 1763.

Thermodynamics

Objects related to Thermodynamics , that part of physics dedicated to the effect of temperature, pressure and volume on fluids and gases.
Microscope, 18th century.
Microscope, 18th century.

Optics and nuclear physics

Objects related to optics and nuclear physics.