King George III Museum, University museum at King's College London, England
The King George III Museum occupied a double-height gallery space in the King's Building, displaying scientific instruments and experimental apparatus from royal collections.
Queen Victoria donated the scientific collections of George III to King's College London in 1841, leading to the museum's establishment by Prince Albert in 1843.
The museum exhibited instruments previously stored at Kew Observatory, where King George III conducted astronomical observations of the Transit of Venus in 1769.
The museum maintained collections from notable scientists, including Charles Wheatstone and Charles Babbage, until space limitations led to transfers to the Science Museum in 1926.
The collection contained an unfinished prototype of Babbage's Difference Engine No. 1, representing early developments in mechanical computing machinery.
Location: King's College London
Inception: 1843
GPS coordinates: 51.51140,-0.11590
Latest update: March 3, 2025 22:03
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