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

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

1770

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

1769

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

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

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

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1771

Section of lightning conductor from St Paul’s cathedral

Section of lightning conductor from St Paul’s cathedral

1769

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Mural arc made for King George III

Mural arc made for King George III

1770

George III's compound engine

George III's compound engine

1762

King George III's friction machine

King George III's friction machine

1762

Mezzotint portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Mezzotint portrait of Benjamin Franklin

1762

Wood moulding plane, dated 1771

Wood moulding plane, dated 1771

1771

Magnetic toy by George Adams

Magnetic toy by George Adams

1765

King George III's central forces machine

King George III's central forces machine

1762

model carriage chassis with two axles, 1762

model carriage chassis with two axles, 1762

1762

George III's cycloidal pendulum

George III's cycloidal pendulum

1762

Mezzotint: Portrait of John Arnold

Mezzotint: Portrait of John Arnold

1770

George III's tidal demonstration model

George III's tidal demonstration model

1762

George III's inclined plane and Horse-way

George III's inclined plane and Horse-way

1762

George III's weighted cylinder

George III's weighted cylinder

1762

Octagonal wooden telescope with slot down one side and moveable eyepice

Octagonal wooden telescope with slot down one side and moveable eyepice

1772-1773

Expedition Crane

Expedition Crane

1764

Unweighted cylinder in frame

Unweighted cylinder in frame

1762

Keys to the Clockmakers Company chest

Keys to the Clockmakers Company chest

1766

George III's model crriage body

George III's model crriage body

1762

Gold watch by Raymont

Gold watch by Raymont

1772

George III's apparatus for oblique and compound collision

George III's apparatus for oblique and compound collision

1762

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Zinc discs, painted one side white with broad red line across the centre

Zinc discs, painted one side white with broad red line across the centre

1772-1773

King George III's archimedean screw

King George III's archimedean screw

1762

Lodestone in silver case

Lodestone in silver case

1762

Barograph clock by Alexander Cumming

Barograph clock by Alexander Cumming

1766

Terrestrial Globe by George Adams

Terrestrial Globe by George Adams

1766

Sextant by Jesse Ramsden

Sextant by Jesse Ramsden

circa 1772

Clock movement for Shelton regulator clock

Clock movement for Shelton regulator clock

1768-1769

Arm for dividing apparatus built by James Watt

Arm for dividing apparatus built by James Watt

1772-1774

Celestial globe by George Adams

Celestial globe by George Adams

1766

Gold repoussé watch depicting the Choice of Hercules, by John Ellicott

Gold repoussé watch depicting the Choice of Hercules, by John Ellicott

1767

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)

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

1990-95

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

Reproduction of Hargreaves's original Spinning Jenny

Reproduction of Hargreaves's original Spinning Jenny

1765

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979