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The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, located in Manchester, England, is a large technical museum devoted to the city's not-inconsiderable contributions to the development of science, technology, and industry.

Museum of Science and Industry

It is located on Castlefield, the site of the original Roman fort in Manchester, and it incorporates Liverpool Road Station, one of the original termini of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the world's first passenger railway. There are extensive displays on the theme of transport (railway rolling stock, aircraft, and space vehicles), power (water, electricity, and gas engines), Manchester's sewerage and sanitation, textiles, and communications.

External link

Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester (http://www.msim.org.uk/)

Categories: Greater Manchester | Museums in the UK | Science museums

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	The focus of the University of Manchester's celebrations was the Launch Event, held at the Bridgewater Hall, at 3.15 p.m.
	Manchester Computing (in the same building) also held an open day, and visitors were also encouraged to visit the exhibitions at the Manchester Museum (across the road) and the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester (by free shuttle bus).
	This conference was organised by the British Society for the History of Science.

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