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Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770

Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770

1770

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

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

Dental key

Dental key

1725-1780

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

1769

Small orrery by Benjamin Martin

Small orrery by Benjamin Martin

1738-1777

Watch in a puddingstone, gold and diamond case by John Leroux

Watch in a puddingstone, gold and diamond case by John Leroux

1775-1785

Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

1760-1775

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

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

1785

Ornate circumcision knife with ivory handle

Ornate circumcision knife with ivory handle

1775-1785

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

Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.

Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.

1763

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Compound microscope

Compound microscope

1701-1723

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

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

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

1785

Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison

Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison

1726-1728

George III's philosophical table

George III's philosophical table

1761-1762

Compound microscope

Compound microscope

1700

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

1784

Great spinning wheel

Great spinning wheel

c.1750

Majolica pharmacy jar

Majolica pharmacy jar

1730-1750

Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body

Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body

1776-1780

Wax male anatomical figure

Wax male anatomical figure

1750-1774

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

1752

Turret clock movement by William Smith

Turret clock movement by William Smith

1750

Year-going longcase clock by Daniel Quare

Year-going longcase clock by Daniel Quare

1700-1710

Barnard Tompion clock

Barnard Tompion clock

1708

Cutter, Alert

Cutter, Alert

1755

Wax male figure showing the veins and some organs of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780

Wax male figure showing the veins and some organs of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780

1776-1780

Richard Arkwright

Richard Arkwright

1790

Edmund Culpeper

Edmund Culpeper

1720

Demainbray's polemoscope

Demainbray's polemoscope

1701-1752

Eight-day longcase clock by Justin Vulliamy

Eight-day longcase clock by Justin Vulliamy

1745-1755

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Rawhide bag for storing cinchona bark

Rawhide bag for storing cinchona bark

1777-1785

Parts from a constant-force escapement by Thomas Mudge

Parts from a constant-force escapement by Thomas Mudge

1785

Satirical print of a failed balloon launch from Foley House, London in 1784

Satirical print of a failed balloon launch from Foley House, London in 1784

1784

Wax male figure showing the muscles and bones of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780

Wax male figure showing the muscles and bones of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780

1776-1780

Lunardi's second balloon ascending from St. George's Fields, 1785

Lunardi's second balloon ascending from St. George's Fields, 1785

1785-1790

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by George Tyler

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by George Tyler

1715-1725

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Wax male anatomical figure

Wax male anatomical figure

1776-1780