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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

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

Table clock in ebony case by Joseph Knibb

Table clock in ebony case by Joseph Knibb

1675-1685

Telescope by John Marshall

Telescope by John Marshall

1685-1695

Telescope by John Yarwell.

Telescope by John Yarwell.

1685-1695

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

Table clock in tortoiseshell case by Fromanteel and Clarke

Table clock in tortoiseshell case by Fromanteel and Clarke

1695-1696

Trade card for John Yarwell, optician, London, England, 1697

Trade card for John Yarwell, optician, London, England, 1697

1697

Month-going longcase clock with a 1¼ seconds pendulum

Month-going longcase clock with a 1¼ seconds pendulum

1675-1685

Longcase clock in a marquetry case by William Cattell

Longcase clock in a marquetry case by William Cattell

1675-1685

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion

1692

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

Watch with 'six hour' dial by Francis Stamper

Watch with 'six hour' dial by Francis Stamper

1680-1685

Verge escapement watch movement by Ahasuerus Fromanteel

Verge escapement watch movement by Ahasuerus Fromanteel

1685

Silver and tortoiseshell pair cased watch by Ignatius Huggeford

Silver and tortoiseshell pair cased watch by Ignatius Huggeford

1675

Silver watch by Charles Gretton

Silver watch by Charles Gretton

1690

Silver pair-cased watch by Benjamin Bell

Silver pair-cased watch by Benjamin Bell

1690

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion with a later case and dial

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion with a later case and dial

1680

Watch with a later case and dial by Edward East

Watch with a later case and dial by Edward East

1680

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

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

1680

Watch with differential dial by John Ferrers

Watch with differential dial by John Ferrers

1690-1695

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

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

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

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

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

Model of Mud House

Model of Mud House

6000-5000BCE

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

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

1580-1588; 1930

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

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