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Scientific Instrument Society
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International society promoting the study and preservation of scientific instruments; publisher of the Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society
https://scientificinstrumentsociety.org/
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Can you tell the difference between a hydrometer & a hygrometer? A Leyden jar & a Crookes tube? An armillary sphere & an equatorial ring?

Then you should follow @sis-instrument-soc.bsky.social for updates concerning the history of scientific instruments!

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Welcome to the Scientific Instrument Society on BlueSky. We promote the study, collection, and preservation of scientific instruments and publish the Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society.

For membership, visit us here: scientificinstrumentsociety.org/join/
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January 23, 2026 at 7:34 PM
View our recent Bulletin, no. 167!

We’ve got a whole range of open-access articles available—including this gem by Anthony Turner:

“On the Origin and Naming of the Planetary Machine Known as an ‘Orrery’.”

Well worth a read.

scientificinstrumentsociety.org/BulletinArti...
January 23, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Welcome to the Scientific Instrument Society on BlueSky. We promote the study, collection, and preservation of scientific instruments and publish the Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society.

For membership, visit us here: scientificinstrumentsociety.org/join/
Join – Scientific Instrument Society
scientificinstrumentsociety.org
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM