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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Orrery by Thomas Wright

Orrery by Thomas Wright

1735-1745

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

1720

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

Edmund Culpeper

Edmund Culpeper

1720

Demainbray's compound microscope

Demainbray's compound microscope

1745

Quarter-repeating watch by George Graham

Quarter-repeating watch by George Graham

1745

Case for Culpeper microscope

Case for Culpeper microscope

1720-1730

Mezzotint portrait of John Theophilus Desaguliers

Mezzotint portrait of John Theophilus Desaguliers

1725

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Andrew Dunlop

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Andrew Dunlop

1740

Gold repeating watch by Benjamin Gray

Gold repeating watch by Benjamin Gray

1730

Albarello vase decorated with scene of country villa

Albarello vase decorated with scene of country villa

1725

Triple-cased quarter-repeater watch by Paul du Pin

Triple-cased quarter-repeater watch by Paul du Pin

1739

Albarello vase decorated with country villa scene

Albarello vase decorated with country villa scene

1725

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742

Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742

1742

Case for William Roy’s standard scale, 1742

Case for William Roy’s standard scale, 1742

1742

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Model wagon, horse-drawn quarry truck

Model wagon, horse-drawn quarry truck

1730

Marine timekeeper by Henry Sully, Paris, 1724

Marine timekeeper by Henry Sully, Paris, 1724

1724

Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison

Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison

1726-1728

Longcase clock by James and John Harrison

Longcase clock by James and John Harrison

1728

William Roy’s standard scale, 1742

William Roy’s standard scale, 1742

1742

Culpeper microscope

Culpeper microscope

1738

Early Culpeper microscope

Early Culpeper microscope

1720-1730

Gold repoussé pair cased watch by Windmills

Gold repoussé pair cased watch by Windmills

1720

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)

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

George II's Grand Orrery

George II's Grand Orrery

1733

Rose engine lathe

Rose engine lathe

circa 1740

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

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

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

100-1 BCE; 1501-1600; 1914

Whole model rigged 20 gun ship

Whole model rigged 20 gun ship

1719-1733

Ornamental turning 'rose-engine' lathe, Germany, c. 1740

Ornamental turning 'rose-engine' lathe, Germany, c. 1740

1740

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

1910-1921

English glass celestial globe, 1739

English glass celestial globe, 1739

1739

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

2000-1001 BCE

Terrestrial globe by John Senex

Terrestrial globe by John Senex

1738

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

700 BCE; 1931

Armillary Sphere and Planetarium, 1731.

Armillary Sphere and Planetarium, 1731.

1731

s' Gravesande Ring and Ball, 1894

s' Gravesande Ring and Ball, 1894

1894 (apparatus); 1742 (date of experiment)

Mummified cat, ancient Egypt, 2000-100 BCE

Mummified cat, ancient Egypt, 2000-100 BCE

2000-100 BCE

Rigged model of 'Santa Maria'

Rigged model of 'Santa Maria'

1920-1923; 1963

Replica of Saxon 'Sinking Bowl' Water Clock, 1931

Replica of Saxon 'Sinking Bowl' Water Clock, 1931

1931; 750-850 CE