The Mechanics of Discovery: SPbU opens an exhibition on the development of science and technology

St Petersburg University has opened the exhibition “Natural History. The Mechanics of Discovery”, the second project in a series about the contribution of University scientists to the development of mechanics and physics.

On display are historical scientific instruments, including equipment from polar expeditions, as well as scientists’ personal belongings and manuscripts. The exhibition traces the path from a mathematical idea and the first prototype to an experiment whose results have become part of everyday life.