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Napier's Bones

Napier's Bones

1690

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

1712-1713

Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura

1701-1752

Longcase clock by James and John Harrison

Longcase clock by James and John Harrison

1728

Orrery by Thomas Wright

Orrery by Thomas Wright

1735-1745

Print of Henry Beighton's Engraving of a Newcomen Engine

Print of Henry Beighton's Engraving of a Newcomen Engine

1717-1725

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

1720

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

Compound microscope

Compound microscope

1701-1723

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

1705-1737

Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison

Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison

1726-1728

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

Great spinning wheel

Great spinning wheel

c.1750

Majolica pharmacy jar

Majolica pharmacy jar

1730-1750

Thomas Tuttell

Thomas Tuttell

1695-1702

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

1752

Year-going longcase clock by Daniel Quare

Year-going longcase clock by Daniel Quare

1700-1710

Clarke's Hydrometer (c. 1755)

Clarke's Hydrometer (c. 1755)

1755

Turret clock movement by William Smith

Turret clock movement by William Smith

1750

Barnard Tompion clock

Barnard Tompion clock

1708

Edmund Culpeper

Edmund Culpeper

1720

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by George Tyler

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by George Tyler

1715-1725

Demainbray's polemoscope

Demainbray's polemoscope

1701-1752

Cutter, Alert

Cutter, Alert

1755

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Eight-day longcase clock by Justin Vulliamy

Eight-day longcase clock by Justin Vulliamy

1745-1755

Etching of an electrically powered garden

Etching of an electrically powered garden

1755

Marine timekeeper by Henry Sully, Paris, 1724

Marine timekeeper by Henry Sully, Paris, 1724

1724

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

Pharmacy storage jar used for theriac

Pharmacy storage jar used for theriac

1725-1755

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

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

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

1697

Longcase clock with tidal dial by Christopher Pinchbeck

Longcase clock with tidal dial by Christopher Pinchbeck

1715-1725

Demainbray's compound microscope

Demainbray's compound microscope

1745

Demainbray's speaking trumpet

Demainbray's speaking trumpet

1700-1752

Verge escapement watch movement by Thomas Tompion and George Graham

Verge escapement watch movement by Thomas Tompion and George Graham

1711

Cutter, Alert

Cutter, Alert

1755

Month-going longcase clock in a marquetry case by George Stratford

Month-going longcase clock in a marquetry case by George Stratford

1700-1725

Demainbray's scioptric ball

Demainbray's scioptric ball

1745-1755

Watch movement with remontoir and two balance springs by Thomas Mudge

Watch movement with remontoir and two balance springs by Thomas Mudge

1755

Bottle shaped glass female urinal, Europe, 1701-1730

Bottle shaped glass female urinal, Europe, 1701-1730

1701-1730

Hexagonal table clock by Johann Schmidtbaur

Hexagonal table clock by Johann Schmidtbaur

1700-1725

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

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

1710

Model wagon, horse-drawn quarry truck

Model wagon, horse-drawn quarry truck

1730

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion

1692