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Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

Textiles Machinery

1769

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2050-1750 BCE

Section of lightning conductor from St Paul’s cathedral

Geophysics

1769

Clay figure of animal

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1000 BCE

Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Oil jar, Egypt, 1580-1350BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Coade Stone fragment, (twice fired mixture of clay

Ceramics

1769

Mining compass, Italian , 1769

Surveying

1769

Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC.

Building Construction

2000-1001 BCE

Portrait. Roger Long. Mezzotint 1769

Art

1769

Mechanical Projections of the Travelling Chaise without Horses ... by John Vevers

Art

1769

A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump

Josiah Boydell

1769
1769-1849, civil engineer, French-born; American

Brunel, Sir Marc Isambard

1769 - 1849
Havell, Robert (senior)

Havell, Robert (senior)

1769 - 1832
1769-1843, active from 1783, watchmaker; chronometer maker, English, son of John Arnold

Arnold, John Roger

1769 - 1843
1769-1849, inventor; manufacturer of buttons, coins, medals and tokens; British; English

Thomason, Sir Edward

1769 - 1849
Resin replica of a clay model of a sheep's liver used for divination, original Babylonian, original 2050BC to 1750BC

Copy of model of a sheep's liver. Original Babylonian, c. 2050-1750 BC.

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2050-1750 BCE
1769-1837, artist; landscape painter; engraver, London, England, British

Daniell, William

1769 - 1837
1769-1841, cotton manufacturer, Scottish; British

Buchanan, Archibald

1769 - 1841
1769-1839, geologist; civil engineer, British

Smith, William

1769 - 1839
1769-1832, zoologist; naturalist, French

Cuvier, Baron Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert

1769 - 1832
Humboldt, Alexander von

Humboldt, Alexander von

1769 - 1859
Two copies of Stele (copy) depicting King Hammurabi of Babylon, 1st Dynasty, 1796-1750BC

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

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1796-1750 BCE
Brunel, Marc Isambard

Brunel, Marc Isambard

1769 - 1849
1769-1832, printmaker; artist, British; English

Havell, Robert

1769 - 1832
1769-1822, statesman, Viscount/Lord Castlereagh, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish; British

Viscount Castlereagh

1769 - 1822
1769-1844, publisher, British

Miller, William Richard Beckford

1769 - 1844
1769-1822, engraver, English; British

Basire, James

1769 - 1822
1769-1838, chemist, German

Accum, Friedrich Christian

1769 - 1838
1769-1821, Emperor of France

Napoleon I

1769 - 1821
1769-1852, physician, Norwegian

Skjelderup, Michael

1769 - 1852
1769-1850, portrait painter and writer, Irish

Shee, Sir Martin Archer

1769 - 1850
1769-1821, midwife; obstetrician, French

Lachapelle, Marie-Louise

1769 - 1821
1769-1836, physician, Italian

Sacco, Luigi

1769 - 1836
1769-1822, antiquary; mineralogist, English; British

Clarke, Edward Daniel

1769 - 1822
1769-1852, first Duke of Wellington; army officer; prime minister, British

Wellesley, Arthur

1769 - 1852
1769-1816, mechanical engineer, millwright, civil engineer, Glasgow, Scottish; British

Buchanan, Robertson

1769 - 1816
1769-1830, artist; portrait painter; draughtsman, British

Lawrence, Sir Thomas

1769 - 1830
1769-1859, naturalist; explorer, German

Humboldt, Alexander von

1769 - 1859
1769-1823, aeronaut; parachutist , French

Garnerin, Andre Jacques

1769 - 1823
active 1769-1980, astronomical & meteorological institution, Kew, London, England, British

Kew Observatory

1769 - 1980
Refracting telescope of 2 inch aperture and 30 inch focal length, engraved, 'Ramsden London' on an equatorial stand by John Miller, Edinburgh with wooden case. A label in the transit box states that the telescope was made by Peter Dollond for Jesse Ramsden. The telescope may have been used by Dr Lind F.R.S. to observe the 1769 Transit of Venus.

Refracting telescope on stand by Ramsden, Dollond and Miller, 1769

Astronomy

1769
Large hand magnifier, European, early 19th century

Large hand magnifier, European, early 19th century

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1801-850
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.

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

Agricultural Engineering

2000-1500 BCE
Egyptian funerary statue of man and wife, granite, Old Kingdom, from plain of Memphis

Egyptian funerary statue of man and wife, granite

Classical & Medieval Medicine

4000-1000 BCE
Copper medal, by J.G., commemorating M. de Sartine for establishing illumination of Paris, French, 1769

Copper medal, by J.G., commemorating M. de Sartine

Wellcome Medals

1769
Pocket surgical instrument set in 3-fold leather case, incomplete, by Charriere, Paris, 1803-1876

Pocket surgical instrument set in 3-fold leather c

Surgery

1803-876
Bronze medal to commemorate P.P. Pozzoli, Italy, 1769

Bronze medal to commemorate P.P. Pozzoli, Italy, 1

Wellcome Medals

1769