Sam Noble Museum
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The Sam Noble Museum at The University of Oklahoma inspires minds to understand the world through collection-based research, interpretation, and education. The museum hosted two exhibits, "Through the Eyes of the Lynx: Galileo and Microscope" that explored the Academy of the Lynx and their observations made with a microscope, and "Through the Eyes of the Lynx: Galileo, Natural History and the Americas" that explored Francisco Hernandez's eforts to compile Native American plant and animal knowledge. Serveral events were held for the exhibition including an opening reception and a monthly lecture series and sky watch.
Exhibits
Galileo and the Academy of the Lynx, or Accademia dei Lincei, were responsible for the first published report of observations made with a microscope (Apiarium, 1625), as well as with the telescope.
The king of Spain commissioned a physician, Francisco Hernandez, to compile Native American plant and animal knowledge. Hernandez worked closely with Aztec artists and physicians in central Mexico.
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