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Colour lithograph of the S.S. 'Great Eastern'

1850-1859

Diploma awarding honorary membership of the London Vaccine Institution, London, England, 1826

1826

'Radio Times' volume 119 (Coronation Edition)

May 1953

'Pock-marked faces: A curious illusion', anti-vaccination leaflet

1880-1890

Technical script for 'Our World' television broadcast

1967

Report on a fact-finding trip leading to the development of the LEO computer, 1947

1947

Writers' original script for 'Our World' TV broadcast

1967

Letter to The Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1859

1859

Letter from Queen Victoria mentioning chloroform use in childbirth

1859

Radio Rentals Photographic Album

1940-1970

Advertisement for penicillin production from Life magazine, United States, August 14 1944

1944

Curves. Volume of geometrical patterns by various 'authors'

1883-1917

A Description of an Apparatus for explaining the Principles of Mechanicks

1762

London Vaccine Institution certificate, 1826.

1826

Collection of 820 civil and mechanical engineering drawings

circa 1804-circa 1852

The C A O Berner collection of books, files and papers, 1900-1930

1900-1930

French technical drawings re windmill-

1701-1800

Albums (12) of photographs of electricity pylons in various countries

1920-1929

Observations taken at a small water mill at Hitchin

1809 Sept 14

Ms. description of pumping

1891

Plans (9) of no. 249 S.S. "Lee Sang"

1885

Arrangement drawings (3) of H.M. colonial cruiser "Katoomba"

1891

Bound volume of 12 patents

1827-1856

Folder of documentary material concerning a family of microscope manufacturers

1883-1989

Early x plates of Lord Kelvin and Lord Salisbury's hand

circa 1896

Early x-ray glass plates

1890-1900

The P.B. Walker papers

1901-2000

Albums (2) containing 180 black and white copy photographs of charabancs and single-deck buses

circa 1901-1936

Five maker’s photographs of vehicles with unorthodox traction systems

circa 1930

Porton Down Archive of Chemical Warfare

1912-1989

James Lovelock’s lecture notes for the 1988 Chapman Conference on Gaia

1988

James Lovelock’s notes for a lecture about detecting life on other planets

1966

John Evershed Archive. John Evershed (26/2/1864 - 17/11/1956) was a British astronomer who

Album of aeronautical newspaper cuttings and photographs, 1911-1914.

Hillman Minx Touring Motor Car Documents

Collection of ephemera and letters associated with balloonist Charles Green

Printout of the Daisyworld programme developed by James Lovelock

1981

Records of the Baker Perkins company

1820-1969

[Drawings for Lister's 'Conchology']

circa 1690

Apollo Lunar Orbit Chart (ALO)

circa 1969

Original typewritten script, bound in a green folder which has been signed inside with the message "Many congratulations on a splendid script! Patrick Moore 1977 July 22"

1977

Engineering plan for Tower Bridge showing Tower Bridge Contract No.4

1890

Sketch of Tower Bridge Hoists showing arrangement of locking gear by which the outer gate must be locked before door of cradle can be closed

1891

Engineering plan for Tower Bridge showing Tower Bridge Northern Abutment

1886

Engineering plan for Tower Bridge showing Outline arrangements of steam engines

1889

Broadcast script typed by BBC Radio 3 for the musical entertainment programme 'Mischief-Making Moon'

1977

Engineering plan for Tower Bridge showing Details of jointing and riveting of girders at site

1889

Engineering plan for Tower Bridge showing Loads of West Wall of Gen. Steam Nav Co.s Warehouse at Ironsgate Stairs

1886

Wooden case of papers

1822-1905

Written script for ‘Cooking on Another Wavelength: Microwave Ovens in Catering’

1980s