Science & Metiers 5-6-15

Yesterday we went to the Museum of Science and Metiers, which is dedicated to all things mechanical and scientific.  It is housed in a 15th century chapel and several other 17th century adjoining buildings.  It has such a wide range of interesting things from models of various old vehicles, locomotives, ships, & buildings to Louis Bleriot's monoplane that was the first airplane to fly across the English Channel and Foucault's pendulum.  It traces optics, steam power, computing, building trades,etc. a wonderful collection of entrancing objects from all the métiers (trades), and branches of science.

A steam-powered bat-winged flying machine