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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Orrery by Thomas Wright

Orrery by Thomas Wright

1735-1745

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

George III's philosophical table

George III's philosophical table

1761-1762

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

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

1752

Clarke's Hydrometer (c. 1755)

Clarke's Hydrometer (c. 1755)

1755

Turret clock movement by William Smith

Turret clock movement by William Smith

1750

Cutter, Alert

Cutter, Alert

1755

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

George III's pendulum

George III's pendulum

1762

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

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Demainbray's compound microscope

Demainbray's compound microscope

1745

Cutter, Alert

Cutter, Alert

1755

Demainbray's scioptric ball

Demainbray's scioptric ball

1745-1755

George III's compound engine

George III's compound engine

1762

Watch movement with remontoir and two balance springs by Thomas Mudge

Watch movement with remontoir and two balance springs by Thomas Mudge

1755

King George III's friction machine

King George III's friction machine

1762

George III's double-barrelled air pump

George III's double-barrelled air pump

1761

Cylinder watch with enamelled gold case made for Queen Charlotte

Cylinder watch with enamelled gold case made for Queen Charlotte

1740-1760

Oil painting portrait of George Graham, 1740-1749

Oil painting portrait of George Graham, 1740-1749

1740-1749

Mezzotint portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Mezzotint portrait of Benjamin Franklin

1762

Eight-day longcase clock by George Graham

Eight-day longcase clock by George Graham

1750

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

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

1752

Demainbray's model of a camera obscura

Demainbray's model of a camera obscura

1752

Small lantern clock with alarm signed George Graham

Small lantern clock with alarm signed George Graham

1750-1760

Mahogany cross-piece for an air pump

Mahogany cross-piece for an air pump

1761

Demainbray's cometarium

Demainbray's cometarium

1750-1760

Model diving bell with 12 sinking weights

Model diving bell with 12 sinking weights

before 1753

King George III's central forces machine

King George III's central forces machine

1762

Surveyor's Level by Joseph Jackson

Surveyor's Level by Joseph Jackson

1735-60

George III's Magdeburg hemispheres

George III's Magdeburg hemispheres

1761

Quarter-repeating watch by George Graham

Quarter-repeating watch by George Graham

1745

model carriage chassis with two axles, 1762

model carriage chassis with two axles, 1762

1762

George III's glass sphere

George III's glass sphere

1761

Demainbray's model scorpion catapult

Demainbray's model scorpion catapult

1745-1755

Demainbray's convex mirror

Demainbray's convex mirror

1752

Quarter-repeating watch by Thomas Mudge

Quarter-repeating watch by Thomas Mudge

1755

Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742

Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742

1742

George III's cycloidal pendulum

George III's cycloidal pendulum

1762

Small white cup in soft paste porcelain

Small white cup in soft paste porcelain

1748-1763

Model 'Maximum machine', before 1753.

Model 'Maximum machine', before 1753.

1740-1753

Demainbray's convex lens

Demainbray's convex lens

1750

Demainbray's rat's tail crane model

Demainbray's rat's tail crane model

1735-1753

Watch in a porcelain case by J Grantham

Watch in a porcelain case by J Grantham

1750

Demainbray's optical model

Demainbray's optical model

1752