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Napier's Bones, c.1690.

Mathematics

c. 1690

Islamic astrolabe

Astronomy

1666-1667

Executioner’s mask, Europe, 1501-1700

Wellcome (general)

1501-1700

Oak wood statue of St Sebastian

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1520-1530

Wooden acupuncture model

Asian Medicine

1681

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Astronomy

1610; 1923

Earthenware jug

Medical Ceramic-ware

1601-1700

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

Time Measurement

1675-1679

Table clock by Nicholas Vallin

Time Measurement

1598-1603

Isaac Newton’s reflecting telescope (replica)

Astronomy

1668; 1924

Robert Hooke type microscope

Microscopes

1671-1700

Sun-and-moon dial by Elias Allen

Time Measurement

1607-1653

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

Time Measurement

1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)

Brass-bound lodestone

Navigation

1675-1700

Whole model, full rigged, of ship of the line, H.M.S. 'Prince'

Water Transport

1670

Amputation saw, Europe, 1501-1600

Surgery

1501-1600

Pocket watch by Thomas Tompion

Time Measurement

1675-1700

Astrolabe by Ferdinand Arsenius

Astronomy

1607-1618

Genoese medicine chest

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1562-1566

Terrestrial globe by Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Astronomy

1599

Sector by Charles Whitwell

Mathematics

1600-11

Exchequer standard yard of Queen Elizabeth I, 1588

Weighing & Measuring

1588

Gunter sector signed Elias Allen

Mathematics

1623

Frame saw,18 t.p.i. late 17th century.

Hand and Machine Tools

1650-1700

Drawing instruments by Charles Whitwell

Mathematics

1593-1610

Model of the "Great Harry"

Water Transport

1512-1553

Lead mortuary crosses, England, 1300s and 1600s

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1601-1700

Celestial globe by Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Astronomy

1603

Telescope by Christopher Cock

Optics

1673

Bow spectacles

Ophthalmology

1601-1700

Sector signed John Allen

Mathematics

1630-1642

Albarello pharmacy jar, Spain, 1600-1625

Medical Ceramic-ware

1600-1625

Morland's calculating machine, engraved "Samuel Morland, Inventor, 1666"

Mathematics

1666-1680

Slide rule by Robert Bissaker

Mathematics

1654

Ptolemaic armillary sphere

Astronomy

1501-1600

Wax model of a plague scene, Europe, 1657

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1657

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile and steam boiler

Motive Power

100-1 BCE; 1501-1600; 1914

Handheld reading lens and case

Optics

1680-1700

Escape wheel from long-case clock by Fromanteel

Time Measurement

1660-1665

Cupellation furnace

Metallurgy

1696-1700

John Dee's crystal, Europe, 1582

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1582
about 1510-1590, surgeon, French

Paré, Ambroise

1510 - 1590

Magnetic compass and sundial by Henry Sutton

Navigation

1650-1665

Gear wheel from long-case clock by Fromanteel

Time Measurement

1660-1665

Compendium rule signed Humfrey Cole

Mathematics

1574

Pill tile, England, 1617-1700

Pharmacy-ware

1617-1700

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

Surveying

1663

Pharmacy storage jar depicting St John the Baptist

Medical Ceramic-ware

1501-1600

Simple theodolite

Surveying

1600-1630

Gear wheel from long-case clock by Fromanteel

Time Measurement

1660-1665