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Measuring instruments from the MIT Museum collection on display in Made to Measure

MIT MuseumKendall Square, Cambridge

Made to Measure

Now showingPermanent collection$20

Measuring instruments from the MIT Museum's collection, from simple rulers and precision thermometers to the world's only standard Smoot bar, central to research at MIT.

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