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Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1801

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

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Arkwright's Water Frame

Arkwright's Water Frame

1775

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

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

1775-1785

Watt's end measuring machine

Watt's end measuring machine

1776

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

1805

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

1775-1799 (original); 1900-1907 (model)

Machine-Screw thread making tool, by Henry Maudslay

Machine-Screw thread making tool, by Henry Maudslay

circa 1800

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

1795-1805 (original)

Moon globe by John Russell, England, 1797

Moon globe by John Russell, England, 1797

1797

Conjectural model of Trevithick's locomotive 'Catch-me-who-can'

Conjectural model of Trevithick's locomotive 'Catch-me-who-can'

1808

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

1785

Pocket globe in case by Dudley Adams

Pocket globe in case by Dudley Adams

1799-1802

Two Perkins 'tractors'

Two Perkins 'tractors'

1795-1805

Ornate circumcision knife with ivory handle

Ornate circumcision knife with ivory handle

1775-1785

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

1785

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

'Early 'perpetuelle' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

'Early 'perpetuelle' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1783-1800

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

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

1784

Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body

Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body

1776-1780

‘Medico-Electrical Machine’ by Nairne and Blunt

‘Medico-Electrical Machine’ by Nairne and Blunt

1782-1793

Orrery clock with a glass celestial globe

Orrery clock with a glass celestial globe

1795-1805

Marine chronometer by John Arnold and Son

Marine chronometer by John Arnold and Son

1795

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

1804-1807

Model of Rotative Beam Engine by William Tongue, c. 1804

Model of Rotative Beam Engine by William Tongue, c. 1804

1797-1804

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

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

1794

Surveyor's pocket sextant.

Surveyor's pocket sextant.

1795-1805

Phantasmagoria magic lantern, late 18th century

Phantasmagoria magic lantern, late 18th century

1780-1800

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

Parts from a constant-force escapement by Thomas Mudge

Parts from a constant-force escapement by Thomas Mudge

1785

Richard Arkwright

Richard Arkwright

1790

Marine chronometer by Brockbanks

Marine chronometer by Brockbanks

1802

Filar micrometer by William Herschel, 1780-1800

Filar micrometer by William Herschel, 1780-1800

1780-1800

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1802

Five wooden molecular model balls

Five wooden molecular model balls

circa 1810

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

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

1785-1790

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

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

Wax male anatomical figure

Wax male anatomical figure

1776-1780

Leber-pattern dental forceps

Leber-pattern dental forceps

1770-1800

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1771

Cuff-type compound microscope

Cuff-type compound microscope

1790-1810