18th Century Science Day

Discover something electric in the air and take part in science experiments from Colonial America. Expand your knowledge of 18th century science with Benjamin Franklin and take part in some of his famous scientific experiments. Appreciate how math and science shaped everyday colonial life from surveying land, exploring plant life, and shopping for medicine at the apothecary. Look to the skies and uncover the importance of the transient of Venus to scientists. Find out if you are the next great colonial thinker at Pottsgrove Manor.