Explore the tools people have used to understand the heavens. These objects form a world-class record of astronomical instrument-making, observation and demonstrations from the 10th century to the present day.
Astronomy
1666-1667
1738-1777
1988
1610; 1923
1795-1825
1960-1975
1668; 1924
1850-1860
1797
1712-1713
1870
c. 1772
1799-1802
1599
1607-1618
2008 (prototype)
1603
1739
1783-1785
1819
1883
1777-1810
1650-1725
1552
901-1100 CE
1957 (original); 1961 (model)
1738
1640
1554
1898-1900
1658
1501-1600
1780-1820
1657-1689
1648-1687
1780-1800
1878
2001
1645-1655
1677
1890-1910