Exhibition - Making Light of It The art and science of light in the 18th Century

Above stairs gleaming mirrors reflected the light, it rainbowed off crystal chandeliers and danced on the burnished gilt picture frames. At 19 New King Street William Herschel was frantically busy in his workshop polishing mirrors for his reflecting telescopes, but it was sunlight playing on a prism that led him to the discovery of infra-red. There will be 2 drop in workshops during the summer. Making Candles 8 August 10.00-11.00am and Reflected Glory 29 August 10.00am-11.30am.

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/sw000099?id=EVENT436246