Museum of Science and the Cosmos
The Museum of Science and the Cosmos (Spanish: El Museo de las Ciencias y el Cosmos) is an astronomy, technology, and science museum located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna on Tenerife island, in the Spanish Canary Islands of Macaronesia.It is considered the primary astronomy and science museum of the Canary Islands and the Macaronesian archipelago.The inauguration on 11 May 1993 was attended by Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, and it was visited by the Prince of Asturias on 6 July 1993.It has a permanent exhibition that covers such topics as the Earth's rotation, solar activity (including sunspots and flares), orbits around black holes, as well as more general science topics such as the principles of a lever, how a mobile phone works, and human organs.[1] The Museo de la Ciencia stop of Line 1 of the Tenerife Tram is immediately outside the museum.
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