The British Museum is to display what it says is the world’s oldest surviving map of the stars. The Nebra Sky Disc is 3,600 years old and will go on show at the London museum next year. The 30cm bronze disc with a blue-green patina is decorated with inlaid gold symbols thought to represent the sun, moon, stars, the solstices, and the Pleiades constellation. The Nebra … [Read more...] about British Museum to display ‘world’s oldest surviving map of the stars’
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Catalog of Humanity: 10 Interesting Facts and Figures about the British Museum You Probably Didn’t Know
The British Museum is one of the world’s foremost repositories of historical artifacts. Sir Hans Sloane founded it in 1753 and filled it much of his own collection. The first museum opened in 1759 in Montague House, which sat on the current museum’s site. Have a look at some of interesting facts about the museum acquired over its 256 years. Original Collection Sir Hans … [Read more...] about Catalog of Humanity: 10 Interesting Facts and Figures about the British Museum You Probably Didn’t Know
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