OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM of NATURAL HISTORY
The Oxford Dodo is world famous. The museum has soft tissue of this extinct flightless bird from Mauritius. The Oxford Dodo was listed in a collection in 1656. The last Dodo was seen in 1662.
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| Oxford Dodo |
The Great Debate of 1860
The museum opened in 1860. The year before, Darwin's famous work, On the Origin of Species had been published. Hundreds of people attended the debate held on 30 June between Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford and Thomas Henry Huxley.
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| Great Debate marker |
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| Charles Darwin |
I expected to see dinosaurs but I did not know the first record of a dinosaur bone was near Oxford. Dr. Robert Plot recorded the find in 1677. It's known as Megalosaurus bucklandi.
Of course, there are more familiar finds, which I would hope curious visitors can appreciate.
Those of us from the UK are familiar with children's stories featuring hedgehogs. Here's one.
There are a variety of popular animals. Following are a few examples.
Scientists from the ancient world and more recent times are here and there. I've included a few examples.
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| British Chemist, Joseph Priestly |
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| George Stephenson, British engineer & "Father of Railways" |
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| Sir Isaac Newton British mathematician, physicist, astronomer |
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| British inventor, engineer, chemist James Watt |
Fun Facts by the Numbers
7 Million objects
30,000 zoological specimens
6,000 loans of specimens a year
#2 most visited university museum in the world
(Source: Museum website 2023)
Museum website: oumnh.ox.ac.uk
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