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

1880-1890

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

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

1947

Letter to The Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1859

1859

Writers' original script for 'Our World' TV broadcast

1967

Briefing sheet from Science Museum press event announcing Tim Peake's mission 'Principia' to the International Space Station

2016

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

1890

Letter from Queen Victoria mentioning chloroform use in childbirth

1859

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

Wooden case of papers

1822-1905

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

Hillman Minx Touring Motor Car Documents

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

1988

Printout of the Daisyworld programme developed by James Lovelock

1981

Apollo Lunar Orbit Chart (ALO)

circa 1969

Handwritten pocket diary for 1915 by 296 private Alex L Russell

1915-1919

Quantum Mechanics

1926

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

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

A3 poster promoting the Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme

2013

Handwritten pocket diary for 1917 by 296 Private Alex L Russell

1917

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

A5 leaflet

2013

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

1886

Technical manual

1929

Information card, 'Antibiotics -Not a miracle cure!'

2000

Records of the Baker Perkins company

1820-1969

Drawing entitled 'H.M. Colonial Crusier "Mildura" Sheer Drawing'

1891

Drawings (9) of colonial cruisers "Tauranga" and "Ringarooma"

1890-1891

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

1980s

Collection of ephemera and letters associated with balloonist Charles Green

The Potential Application of Carbon Fibres to Spacecraft

1973

Astronomical observations and notes

1854-1899

Mounted sepia photos (2) of the birthplace of John Dalton

late 19th century

Doncaster Aviation Contest

1909

Curves. Volume of geometrical patterns by various 'authors'

1883-1917

A Description of an Apparatus for explaining the Principles of Mechanicks

1762

Aquatint print of design of cast iron bridge by Thomas Telford, 1801

1801

A Catalogue of the Apparatus of Philosophical Instruments

1701-1800

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