Children’s activities: the Great Comet of 1618!

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Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH

print of a comet in the sky over St Martin's Church, Strand, London on 26th January 1744, English

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The Great Comet of 1618 was the very first comet to be studied through a telescope. It was so bright it was spotted all over the world! Whoosh into the Museum’s Learning Gallery for hands-on family fun, and find out more about the comet and other science stories. 

Drop in. Learning Gallery. 

This event is part of 1618 Day at the Whipple Museum: in honour of our beautiful Jacobean building, originally Cambridge’s Free School, we’re exploring everything 17th-century, from historic scientific instruments to the secrets of our building. See our website for more details.