Father Nicholas Callan (1799–1864), Professor of Natural Philosophy at St Patrick's College in the mid-19th century, was a pioneer of research into electromagnetism and the inventor of the induction coil. This small museum preserves his original experimental apparatus, along with a large collection of historic scientific instruments and three centuries worth of ecclesiastical objects associated with the college.
National Science & Ecclesiology Museum
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