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Cubical polyhedral sundial

1751-1800

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Napier's Bones

1690

Dental Pelican for Tooth Pulling

1701-1800

Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

1712-1713

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770

1770

Wooden Acupuncture Model

1681

Spring-driven Bracket Clock by Isaac Thuret

1665-1670

Watt's end measuring machine

1776

Clarke's Hydrometer (c. 1755)

1755

Longcase clock with tidal dial by Christopher Pinchbeck

1715-1725

Pair cased watch by Anna Adamson

1685

Wax male anatomical figure

1750-1774

Anamorphosis Painting of Perspective View of a Ship Model

1744-1774

Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

1760-1775

Watch in a puddingstone, gold and diamond case by John Leroux

1775-1785

Verge escapement watch movement by Thomas Tompion and George Graham

1711

Doorcase 56 Lincoln’s Inn Fields

circa 1750

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

1663

Mezzotint portrait of Benjamin Franklin

1762

Demainbray's syphon

1701-1752

Pair of bar magnets in box

1750-1795

Divers Projets

1798

Etching of an electrically powered garden

1755

Demainbray's polemoscope

1701-1752

Demainbray's speaking trumpet

1700-1752

Celestial globe by Willem Janszoon Blaeu

1603

Demainbray's hydrostatic paradox vessels

1735-1752

Demainbray's turquoise disc

1745-1755

Demainbray's yellow disc

1745-1755

Stipple-engraved portrait of Margaret Bryan and two children

1797

Rock crystal and silver watch in the form of a tulip, by Sermand c.1640

1640

Watch in an octagonal silver case by Robert Grebauval

1625

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

1640

'Souscription' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1800

Repeating clock-watch with dials on front and back by Gautrin, Paris

1780

'Early 'perpetuelle' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1783-1800

Watch by David Margotin with a Blois Enamelled Case

1601-1700

Repeating watch by William Andreas Enderlin with enamel in the manner of Jean Mussard V

1700-1725

Verge escapement watch movement by Ahasuerus Fromanteel

1685

Wandering hour watch by Sinclare, Dublin, c.1690

1690

Repeating watch with unusual escapement by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1795

Hexagonal table clock by Johann Schmidtbaur

1700-1725

Astronomical 'Masterpiece' Clock by Johann Schneider

1625

Ivory folding sundial by Jacob Karner

1630

Gold and enamel watch by Robert Robin

1785-1795

Tin glazed earthenware albarello

1601-1630

Leber-pattern dental forceps

1770-1800