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Napier's Bones

Napier's Bones

1690

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Month-going longcase clock by John May

Month-going longcase clock by John May

1700-1710

Dividing engine for making sextants and octants

Dividing engine for making sextants and octants

Made late 1700s, modified 1800s

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Astronomical table clock by Samuel Watson, believed to have belonged to Sir Isaac Newton

Astronomical table clock by Samuel Watson, believed to have belonged to Sir Isaac Newton

1690-1710

Compound microscope

Compound microscope

1700

Thomas Tuttell

Thomas Tuttell

1695-1702

Year-going longcase clock by Daniel Quare

Year-going longcase clock by Daniel Quare

1700-1710

Barnard Tompion clock

Barnard Tompion clock

1708

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Table clock in tortoiseshell case by Fromanteel and Clarke

Table clock in tortoiseshell case by Fromanteel and Clarke

1695-1696

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Thomas Tompion

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Thomas Tompion

1695-1700

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

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

1697

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion

1692

Gold pair-cased watch with gold champleve dial, by Daniel Quare

Gold pair-cased watch with gold champleve dial, by Daniel Quare

1710

Watch movement by Daniel Quare

Watch movement by Daniel Quare

1700

Watch with mock pendulum, by M. Martinot

Watch with mock pendulum, by M. Martinot

1700

Table clock with quarter chiming by William Speakman

Table clock with quarter chiming by William Speakman

1690-1700

Cupellation furnace

Cupellation furnace

1696-1700

Striking and repeating watch movement by Thomas Tompion and Edward Bangor.

Striking and repeating watch movement by Thomas Tompion and Edward Bangor.

1701-1708

Sundial making tool

Sundial making tool

1690-1710

Silver repeating watch by Daniel Quare

Silver repeating watch by Daniel Quare

1708-1710

Silver watch by Charles Gretton

Silver watch by Charles Gretton

1690

Silver watch with differential dial by John Bushman

Silver watch with differential dial by John Bushman

1700

Silver pair-cased watch by Benjamin Bell

Silver pair-cased watch by Benjamin Bell

1690

Gold pair-cased watch with outer case chased in a basket-weave pattern by Charles Gretton

Gold pair-cased watch with outer case chased in a basket-weave pattern by Charles Gretton

1702

Gold pair-cased repeating watch by William Tomlinson

Gold pair-cased repeating watch by William Tomlinson

circa 1710

Watch with differential dial by John Ferrers

Watch with differential dial by John Ferrers

1690-1695

Square-shaped watch by Francis Raynsford

Square-shaped watch by Francis Raynsford

1700

Watch with mock pendulum by David Lestourgeon

Watch with mock pendulum by David Lestourgeon

1700

Gold watch by Brounker Watts

Gold watch by Brounker Watts

1700-1710

Pair cased watch by Christopher Egelton

Pair cased watch by Christopher Egelton

1700

Watch with '15 minute' hand by Richard Street

Watch with '15 minute' hand by Richard Street

1700

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Barometer by Daniel Quare

Barometer by Daniel Quare

1695-1705

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

Amulet and charm to protect against plague

Amulet and charm to protect against plague

1690-1710

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

Cylindrical form of Napier's bones

Cylindrical form of Napier's bones

circa 1700

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

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