Napier's Bones
1690
Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery
1712-1713
Wooden Acupuncture Model
1681
Robert Hooke type microscope and accessory
1671-1700
Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion
1675-1679
Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.
1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)
Astronomical quadrant with stand, 1685-1724
1685-1724
Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)
1668; 1924
Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.
1680
Compound microscope
1701-1723
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Compound microscope
1700
Dividing engine for making sextants and octants
Made late 1700s, modified 1800s
Telescope by Galileo (replica)
1610; 1923
Telescope by Christopher Cock
1673
Pocket watch by Thomas Tompion
1675-1700
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Thomas Tuttell
1695-1702
Print of Henry Beighton's Engraving of a Newcomen Engine
1717-1725
Demainbray's Newcomen engine model
1720
Barnard Tompion clock
1708
Brass-bound lodestone
1675-1700
Edmund Culpeper
1720
Telescope by John Marshall
1685-1695
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Telescope by John Yarwell.
1685-1695
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Rose engine lathe
circa 1740
Le Cabinet de M. Le Clerc
circa 1711
Trade card for John Yarwell, optician, London, England, 1697
1697
Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe
1580-1588; 1930
Sector by Bion
1700-1720
Amulet and charm to protect against plague
1690-1710
Cupellation furnace
1696-1700
Handheld reading lens and case
1680-1700
Graphometer with magnetic compass
1710-1720
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Bottle shaped glass female urinal, Europe, 1701-1730
1701-1730
Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915
300 BCE; 1905-1915
Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430
1960-1979
George II's Grand Orrery
1733
Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE
2050-1750 BCE
Cylindrical form of Napier's bones
circa 1700
Pill tile, England, 1671-1730
1671-1730
Model wagon, horse-drawn quarry truck
1730
Longcase clock by James and John Harrison
1728
Case for Culpeper microscope
1720-1730
Sundial making tool
1690-1710
Silver sector signed by Culpeper
1700-1737
Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936
1936