Issue 06 of the Journal presents readers with several new research articles. Ian Hutchings presents a refutation of a number of early twentieth century working model interpretations of Leonardo da Vinci drawings; Dr Jaume Sastre-Juan analyses changing perceptions of European industrial museums as expressed in reports by the curators, directors and trustees of the New York Museum of Science and Industry in the 1920s and 1930s; while Claire Kennard focuses on a single object – Shizuo Ishiguro’s storm surge prediction machine – soon to appear in the Science Museum’s new maths gallery. We also include a thought-provoking text from Dr Jane Gregory on the importance of applying existing technologies to address global issues, as well as a review of the recent John Dee exhibition at The Royal College of Physicians. We hope you enjoy reading this issue!
Editorial
Giovanni Canestrini’s models of Leonardo da Vinci’s friction experiments
Understanding storm surges in the North Sea: Ishiguro’s electronic modelling machine
Threading through history: the vertical transmission of Davy, Faraday and Tyndall’s lecture demonstration practices
Doping at the Science Museum: the conservation challenge of doped fabric aircraft in the Flight gallery
Pilgrimages to the museums of the new age: appropriating European industrial museums in New York City (1927-1937)
Problem/science/society
Challenges of conservation: working objects
Review: Scholar, courtier, magician: the lost library of John Dee (Royal College of Physicians, 18 January-29 July 2016)
Obituary: Brian Bracegirdle (1933-2015) at the Science Museum
Obituary: Dr Anita McConnell FRGS FRSA FRMetS (1936-2016)
