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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1679

Astronomical 'Masterpiece' Clock by Johann Schneider

Astronomical 'Masterpiece' Clock by Johann Schneider

1625

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

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

1680

30 hour longcase clock by Thomas Tompion

30 hour longcase clock by Thomas Tompion

1672

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

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

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

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

CAROLVS II.

CAROLVS II.

1667

Lantern clock by Knifton

Lantern clock by Knifton

1640-1662

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

1658

Gunter sector signed Elias Allen

Gunter sector signed Elias Allen

1623

Pendulum clock by Pieter Visbach

Pendulum clock by Pieter Visbach

1660

Morland's calculating machine

Morland's calculating machine

1666-1680

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

Sector signed John Allen

Sector signed John Allen

1630-1642

Puritan-style watch by Edward East

Puritan-style watch by Edward East

1630

Ivory folding sundial by Jacob Karner

Ivory folding sundial by Jacob Karner

1630

Sundial by Elias Allen

Sundial by Elias Allen

1625-1635

Table clock in ebony case by Samuel Knibb

Table clock in ebony case by Samuel Knibb

1665-1666

Watch in an octagonal silver case by Robert Grebauval

Watch in an octagonal silver case by Robert Grebauval

1625

Watch movement with a quarter-repeating mechanism of early design by Thomas Tompion.

Watch movement with a quarter-repeating mechanism of early design by Thomas Tompion.

1680

Table clock in walnut case by Henry Jones

Table clock in walnut case by Henry Jones

1675

Silver 'Puritan' watch by Edward East

Silver 'Puritan' watch by Edward East

1640

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

1658

"The description and use of the Sector, Cross-staff and other Instruments", 2nd edition by Edmund Gunter

"The description and use of the Sector, Cross-staff and other Instruments", 2nd edition by Edmund Gunter

1636

Lantern clock by Francis Forman

Lantern clock by Francis Forman

1630

ELIAS ALLEN

ELIAS ALLEN

1666

Table clock by Henry Archer

Table clock by Henry Archer

1625

Silver and tortoiseshell pair cased watch by Ignatius Huggeford

Silver and tortoiseshell pair cased watch by Ignatius Huggeford

1675

Pair cased watch by Thomas Tompion

Pair cased watch by Thomas Tompion

1670-1680

Form watch by Benjamin Hill

Form watch by Benjamin Hill

1650

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion with a later case and dial

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion with a later case and dial

1680

Silver watch by James Vautrollier

Silver watch by James Vautrollier

1630

Watch with a later case and dial by Edward East

Watch with a later case and dial by Edward East

1680

Gear wheel from long-case clock by Fromanteel

Gear wheel from long-case clock by Fromanteel

1660-1665

Egg-shaped watch by James Nellson

Egg-shaped watch by James Nellson

1660

Gear wheel from long-case clock by Fromanteel

Gear wheel from long-case clock by Fromanteel

1660-1665

Black and white enamel verge watch by Goullons, Paris

Black and white enamel verge watch by Goullons, Paris

1650