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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

Longcase clock by James and John Harrison

Longcase clock by James and John Harrison

1728

Print of Henry Beighton's Engraving of a Newcomen Engine

Print of Henry Beighton's Engraving of a Newcomen Engine

1717-1725

Orrery by Thomas Wright

Orrery by Thomas Wright

1735-1745

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

1720

Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.

Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.

1763

Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison

Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison

1726-1728

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

Great spinning wheel

Great spinning wheel

c.1750

George III's philosophical table

George III's philosophical table

1761-1762

Majolica pharmacy jar

Majolica pharmacy jar

1730-1750

Turret clock movement by William Smith

Turret clock movement by William Smith

1750

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

1752

Barnard Tompion clock

Barnard Tompion clock

1708

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

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

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by George Tyler

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by George Tyler

1715-1725

Longcase clock with tidal dial by Christopher Pinchbeck

Longcase clock with tidal dial by Christopher Pinchbeck

1715-1725

Marine timekeeper by Henry Sully, Paris, 1724

Marine timekeeper by Henry Sully, Paris, 1724

1724

George III's pendulum

George III's pendulum

1762

Verge escapement watch movement by Thomas Tompion and George Graham

Verge escapement watch movement by Thomas Tompion and George Graham

1711

Demainbray's compound microscope

Demainbray's compound microscope

1745

Pharmacy storage jar used for theriac

Pharmacy storage jar used for theriac

1725-1755

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

Portrait of Benjamin Gray (1676 – 1764)

Portrait of Benjamin Gray (1676 – 1764)

1745-1755

King George III's friction machine

King George III's friction machine

1762

George III's compound engine

George III's compound engine

1762

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

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

1710

Eight-day longcase clock by George Graham

Eight-day longcase clock by George Graham

1750

Cylinder watch with enamelled gold case made for Queen Charlotte

Cylinder watch with enamelled gold case made for Queen Charlotte

1740-1760

George III's double-barrelled air pump

George III's double-barrelled air pump

1761

Demainbray's model of a camera obscura

Demainbray's model of a camera obscura

1752

Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley

Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley

1752

Model diving bell with 12 sinking weights

Model diving bell with 12 sinking weights

before 1753

Small lantern clock with alarm signed George Graham

Small lantern clock with alarm signed George Graham

1750-1760

Quarter-repeating watch by George Graham

Quarter-repeating watch by George Graham

1745

George III's Magdeburg hemispheres

George III's Magdeburg hemispheres

1761

Mahogany cross-piece for an air pump

Mahogany cross-piece for an air pump

1761

Demainbray's cometarium

Demainbray's cometarium

1750-1760

Silver repeating watch by Daniel Quare

Silver repeating watch by Daniel Quare

1708-1710

Demainbray's convex mirror

Demainbray's convex mirror

1752

King George III's central forces machine

King George III's central forces machine

1762

Section of track

Section of track

1745-1755

Demainbray's optical model

Demainbray's optical model

1752

Case for Culpeper microscope

Case for Culpeper microscope

1720-1730

Surveyor's Level by Joseph Jackson

Surveyor's Level by Joseph Jackson

1735-60

Watch in a porcelain case by J Grantham

Watch in a porcelain case by J Grantham

1750