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John Money

1739 - 1817

1739/40-1817, aeronaut; military theorist; army officer, English

Jean-François-Laurent van Hende

1738 - 1819

1738-1819, physician, Belgian

Herschel, William

1738 - 1822

Herschel, William

Richard Cosway

1742 - 1821

1742-1821, artist; collector, English; British

Giuseppe Ceracchi

1751 - 1802

1751-1802, sculptor, Italian

Fortin, Nicolas

1750 - 1831

William Younger & Co.

1749 - 1986

1749-1986, brewers, Leith, Scotland

Anders Jahan Retzius

1742 - 1821

1742-1821, naturalist; botanist; professor of botany, Swedish

Carl Emanuel Löscher

1750 - 1813

1750-1813, engineer; inventor of the extinguisher pump/lift pump, German

George Margetts

1748 - 1808

1748-1808, clock and watchmaker, London, England, British

Parry, Joseph

1744 - 1826

Parry, Joseph

John Sheldon

1752 - 1808

1752-1808, anatomist; surgeon, British

John Jeffries

1744 - 1819

1744-1819, physician; balloonist; aeronaut, American

Antoine-Augustin Parmentier

1737 - 1813

1737-1813, agronomist; chemist, French

Bayly, William

1737 - 1810

Bayly, William

Thomas Paine

1737 - 1809

1737-1809, author; revolutionary; bridge engineer, British; English

Charles Augustin Coulomb

1736 - 1806

1736-1806, mechanical engineer; mathematician, French

Caroline Lucretia Herschel

1750 - 1848

1750-1848, astronomer, German

Vivant Denon

1747 - 1825

1747-1825, medal maker, French

Orrery planetary model probably Thomas Wright, 1740-1747

Astronomy

1740-1747

Large orrery with twelve sided mahogany base and armillary bands showing six planets out to Saturn. Unsigned by the maker but probaby made by T. Wright or B.Cole, mid 18th century. Small plate indicates that it was repaired by Nairne & Blunt in 1790.

Belles-Lettres et Arts de Rouen Academie des Sciences

1744

founded 1744 [ongoing 2006], academic institution, French

Parts related to rose engine lathe

Hand and Machine Tools

1740

Parts related to rose engine lathe, but probably not belonging

St Luke's Hospital

1751

1751-current (2008), hospital, London, England

Willows and Company Burgess

1751

1751-1888?, manufacturing chemist; druggist, London, England

Chuck, for Rose Engine lathe

Hand and Machine Tools

1735-1745

Chuck, for Rose Engine lathe, or ornamental bench lathe, unsigned, England, 1735-1745. The Rose Engine lathe was owned by Lord Macclesfield (George Parker) about 1740.

Stele of King Hammurabi of Babylon, plaster copy, original 1796-1750BC.

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1796-1750 BCE

Two copies of Stele (copy) depicting King Hammurabi of Babylon, 1st Dynasty, 1796-1750BC

Trongate in the Olden Time

Photographs

c. 1750

An engraving of Trongate in Glasgow during the eighteenth century, made by an unknown artist.

Large wheel engine used to cut the teeth of clocks

Hand and Machine Tools

1751

Large wheel engine, signed and dated "John Tipping, Whildon Green, 1751".

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

1737

1737-current, hospital, Aberdeen, Scotland

Oak wood base, for ornamental turning 'rose-engine' lathe and superstructure

Hand and Machine Tools

1740

Oak wood base, for ornamental turning 'rose-engine' lathe and superstructure, unsigned, Germany, c. 1740

Wooden sluice gate and rack, from River Irwell canal

Civil Engineering

1750

Wooden sluice gate and rack, from River Irwell canal, Clifton Estate near Kearsley ( James Brindley's first major civil engineering work, c1750 (2 pieces)

Ginori

1735

1735-current (2010), manufacturer of ceramics, Florence, Italy

London Hospital

1740

active 1740 - current (2009), hospital, London

One of fourteen coloured anamorphic pictures with cylindrical speculum catoptric mirror on stand

King George III

1745-1752

Catoptric cylinder with sheath and cap and fourteen coloured pictures, unknown maker, before 1753. Once belonged to Stephen Demainbray.

Solar microscope, original form, by John Cuff, c.

Microscopes

1742

Solar microscope, original form, by John Cuff, c. 1740. Complete with 2 original screws, and in addition a Wilson screw barrel microscope, with scroll stand, in case, with accessories

Medal to commemorate the Belgian Federation

Wellcome Medals

1750

Silver medal to commemorate the Belgian Federation 1750, by J.G. Holtzhey, Belgium, 1750

Demainbray's wind gun

King George III

1752

Wind gun, maker unknown, before 1753. Once belonged to Stephen Demainbray.

Two models (1:16 scale) of agricultural implements found in the Theban necropolis

Agricultural Engineering

2000-1500 BCE

Two models (1:16 scale) of agricultural implements found in the Theban necropolis, XVI 11th Dynasty, 2000-1500 BC. Mounted together on a plaster base.

Copper medal, Deans medal of Paris Medical School,

Wellcome Medals

1736

Copper medal, Deans medal of Paris Medical School, commemorates de la Garanne, artist Duvivier, medal, French, 1736

Flywheel, for ornamental turning 'rose-engine' lathe

Hand and Machine Tools

1740

Flywheel, for ornamental turning 'rose-engine' lathe, unsigned, Germany, c. 1740

Dr. Gowin Knight's battery of magnets

Electricity and Magnetism

1750

Dr. Gowin Knight's battery of magnets

Pocket microscope, for Optical cabinet

Microscopes

1750-1752

Pocket microscope, for Optical cabinet, by Benjamin Martin, London, England, 1750-1752

Medal, copper, of Dean Guillaume Joseph de l'Epine

Wellcome Medals

1746

Medal, copper, of Dean Guillaume Joseph de l'Epine, of Paris Medical Faculty, 1744-46, reverse shows cross-section of interior of new anatomical theatre constructed during decanet of Col. de Vilars in which Dr. Jacques Benigne Winslow gave first lecture, 18 Feb 1745, by Jean Duvivier, French, 1746

Medal, silver, commemorating J.B.T. Martinenq, Dea

Wellcome Medals

1748

Medal, silver, commemorating J.B.T. Martinenq, Dean of Paris Faculty of Medicine, 1746-1748, by Jean Duvivier, French, 1748

Egyptian funerary statue of man and wife, granite

Classical & Medieval Medicine

4000-1000 BCE

Egyptian funerary statue of man and wife, granite, Old Kingdom, from plain of Memphis

Silver medal, possibly commemorates agriculture an

Wellcome Medals

1737

Silver medal, possibly commemorates agriculture and commerce relating to Breslau and Silesia, artist's initials W.K., medal Silesian 1737

One carlino, bronze coin, associated with Grand Ma

Wellcome Medals

1742

One carlino, bronze coin, associated with Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, artist unknown, coin Maltese, 1742

Silver medal, to commemorate the centenary of the

Wellcome Medals

1736

Silver medal, to commemorate the centenary of the founding of Utrecht University, Netherlands, by van Swinderen, 1636

Small silver medal commemorating Societe Academiqu

Wellcome Medals

1741

Small silver medal commemorating Societe Academique des Chirurgiens of Paris, maker's monogram SM(?), French, 1741

Silver medal of the Society of Academic Surgery, P

Wellcome Medals

1741

Silver medal of the Society of Academic Surgery, Paris, France, 1741