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Napier's Bones

Napier's Bones

1690

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Wooden Acupuncture Model

Wooden Acupuncture Model

1681

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1679

Telescope by Christopher Cock

Telescope by Christopher Cock

1673

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

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

Table clock in ebony case by Joseph Knibb

Table clock in ebony case by Joseph Knibb

1675-1685

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Eight-day longcase clock by Edward East in a later marquetry case

Eight-day longcase clock by Edward East in a later marquetry case

1675-1685

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Pair cased watch by Anna Adamson

Pair cased watch by Anna Adamson

1685

Silver watch with sun and moon dial, by H Adamson.

Silver watch with sun and moon dial, by H Adamson.

1680-1690

Longcase clock in a marquetry case by William Cattell

Longcase clock in a marquetry case by William Cattell

1675-1685

Month-going longcase clock with a 1¼ seconds pendulum

Month-going longcase clock with a 1¼ seconds pendulum

1675-1685

Table clock in walnut case by Henry Jones

Table clock in walnut case by Henry Jones

1675

Watch with 'six hour' dial by Francis Stamper

Watch with 'six hour' dial by Francis Stamper

1680-1685

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

Silver and tortoiseshell pair cased watch by Ignatius Huggeford

Silver and tortoiseshell pair cased watch by Ignatius Huggeford

1675

Verge escapement watch movement by Ahasuerus Fromanteel

Verge escapement watch movement by Ahasuerus Fromanteel

1685

Silver watch by Charles Gretton

Silver watch by Charles Gretton

1690

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion with a later case and dial

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion with a later case and dial

1680

Silver pair-cased watch by Benjamin Bell

Silver pair-cased watch by Benjamin Bell

1690

Silver watch with '6-hour dial' by William Bartram

Silver watch with '6-hour dial' by William Bartram

1680

Watch with a later case and dial by Edward East

Watch with a later case and dial by Edward East

1680

Watch, verge movement

Watch, verge movement

1675

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Wandering hour watch by Sinclare, Dublin, c.1690

Wandering hour watch by Sinclare, Dublin, c.1690

1690

Pre-balance-spring era watch movement by Thomas Tompion c.1671

Pre-balance-spring era watch movement by Thomas Tompion c.1671

1671

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

1990-95

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

1936

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

300 BCE; 1905-1915

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

Model of Mud House

Model of Mud House

6000-5000BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

1600-1500 BCE (original); 1900-1914 (copy)

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

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

2050-1750 BCE

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

1580-1588; 1930

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

1845-1964

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

100-1 BCE; 1501-1600; 1914

John Yarwell

John Yarwell

1683

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

1910-1921

Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.

Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

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

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

2000-1001 BCE

Tenmon Bun’ya no zu (map showing divisions of the heavens and regions they govern)

Tenmon Bun’ya no zu (map showing divisions of the heavens and regions they govern)

1677

Model of an Egyptian boat in XII Dynasty Tomb

Model of an Egyptian boat in XII Dynasty Tomb

1991-1783 BCE

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

700 BCE; 1931

Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica

Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica

circa 3000 BCE