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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Wells Cathedral clock, 1392

Wells Cathedral clock, 1392

1392

Amputation saw, Europe, 1501-1600

Amputation saw, Europe, 1501-1600

1501-1600

Oak wood statue of St Sebastian

Oak wood statue of St Sebastian

1520-1530

Armillary sphere by Girolamo Della Volpaia

Armillary sphere by Girolamo Della Volpaia

1554

Astronomical 'Masterpiece' Clock by Johann Schneider

Astronomical 'Masterpiece' Clock by Johann Schneider

1625

Astrolabe by Ferdinand Arsenius

Astrolabe by Ferdinand Arsenius

1607-1618

Sun-and-moon dial by Elias Allen

Sun-and-moon dial by Elias Allen

1607-1653

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Telescope by Christopher Cock

Telescope by Christopher Cock

1673

Slide rule by Robert Bissaker

Slide rule by Robert Bissaker

1654

wheel cutting machine

wheel cutting machine

1668-1672 Probable

30 hour longcase clock by Thomas Tompion

30 hour longcase clock by Thomas Tompion

1672

Terrestrial globe by Willem Janszoon Blaeu

Terrestrial globe by Willem Janszoon Blaeu

1599

Lead Mortuary Cross

Lead Mortuary Cross

1340-1350 CE

Gothic-style German chamber clock

Gothic-style German chamber clock

1400-1499

Lead mortuary crosses

Lead mortuary crosses

1340-1350 CE

Table clock by Nicholas Vallin

Table clock by Nicholas Vallin

1598-1603

Magnetic compass and sundial by Henry Sutton

Magnetic compass and sundial by Henry Sutton

1650-1665

Silver star-shaped verge watch by David Ramsay

Silver star-shaped verge watch by David Ramsay

1625

Longcase clock by John Fromanteel, originally fitted with a cross-beat escapement

Longcase clock by John Fromanteel, originally fitted with a cross-beat escapement

1665-1670

Drawing instruments by Charles Whitwell

Drawing instruments by Charles Whitwell

1593-1610

Silver watch in the shape of a Tudor rose by William Clay

Silver watch in the shape of a Tudor rose by William Clay

1640

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

1663

Gunter quadrant

Gunter quadrant

1640

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Albarello pharmacy jar, Spain, 1600-1625

Albarello pharmacy jar, Spain, 1600-1625

1600-1625

CAROLVS II.

CAROLVS II.

1667

Small drum-shaped clock from the second quarter of the 16th Century

Small drum-shaped clock from the second quarter of the 16th Century

1525-1550

Exchequer standard pint measure of Queen Elizabeth I, 1601

Exchequer standard pint measure of Queen Elizabeth I, 1601

1601

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

1658

Pendulum clock by Pieter Visbach

Pendulum clock by Pieter Visbach

1660

Lantern clock by Knifton

Lantern clock by Knifton

1640-1662

Gunter sector signed Elias Allen

Gunter sector signed Elias Allen

1623

Lantern clock by Peter Closon

Lantern clock by Peter Closon

1650-1660

Spiral slide-rule

Spiral slide-rule

1663

Compendium by Elias Allen

Compendium by Elias Allen

1630-1653

Simple theodolite

Simple theodolite

1600-1630

Sector signed John Allen

Sector signed John Allen

1630-1642

Horizontal sundial in bronze

Horizontal sundial in bronze

1551

Compendium rule signed Humfrey Cole

Compendium rule signed Humfrey Cole

1574

Statue of St Roch

Statue of St Roch

1401-1500 CE

Exchequer standard gallon measure of Queen Elizabeth I, 1601

Exchequer standard gallon measure of Queen Elizabeth I, 1601

1601

Puritan-style watch by Edward East

Puritan-style watch by Edward East

1630

Exchequer standard yard of Queen Elizabeth I, 1588

Exchequer standard yard of Queen Elizabeth I, 1588

1588

Altitude quadrant

Altitude quadrant

1552

Pharmacy storage jar depicting St John the Baptist

Pharmacy storage jar depicting St John the Baptist

1501-1600

Ivory folding sundial by Jacob Karner

Ivory folding sundial by Jacob Karner

1630

Sundial by Elias Allen

Sundial by Elias Allen

1625-1635