The original museum of 1683 was based on the collections of Elias Ashmole, alchemist and antiquarian, a leading figure of "the New Philosophy".

1683年老馆里的展品基本是伊莱亚斯·阿什莫尔的藏品。他是一位炼金术士和古文物收集者，也是“新哲学”的领军人物。

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The original museum of 1683 was based on the collections of Elias Ashmole, alchemist and antiquarian , a leading figure of "The New Philosophy".

他是一位炼金术士和古文物收集者，也是“新哲学”的领军人物。

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The first properly public museum was opened in Oxford in 1683, based on the collection of Elias Ashmole.

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So is the story of its shameful hijacking by the duplicitous Elias Ashmole.

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