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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

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)

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

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

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

English wooden doll

English wooden doll

circa 1780

Mrs. Sage

Mrs. Sage

1785

Mr Lunardi's New Balloon

Mr Lunardi's New Balloon

1785

Medal commemorating the first manned balloon flights

Medal commemorating the first manned balloon flights

1784

'Dutch forgery' watch signed John Wilter

'Dutch forgery' watch signed John Wilter

1780

Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent

Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent

1783

Medal, Blanchard's balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany, 1787

Medal, Blanchard's balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany, 1787

1785

Medal, 'Le Flesselles' Montgolfier balloon flight, Lyon, France, 19 January 1784

Medal, 'Le Flesselles' Montgolfier balloon flight, Lyon, France, 19 January 1784

1784

Repeating clock-watch with dials on front and back by Gautrin, Paris

Repeating clock-watch with dials on front and back by Gautrin, Paris

1780

Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent

Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent

1783

Gold minute repeating watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Gold minute repeating watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1784

Medal, commemorating the first balloon ascents in Italy

Medal, commemorating the first balloon ascents in Italy

1784

Engraving of a demonstration to compare lightning conductor designs

Engraving of a demonstration to compare lightning conductor designs

1778-1780

Medal commemorating balloon flight of Blanchard at Frankfurt

Medal commemorating balloon flight of Blanchard at Frankfurt

1785

Spoon with folding handle

Spoon with folding handle

1778

Joseph Priestley LLD FRS

Joseph Priestley LLD FRS

1782

Achromatic doublet lens with a focal length of 52 inches

Achromatic doublet lens with a focal length of 52 inches

1780

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Brass casting, roughly cylindrical, three sinkings in surface

Brass casting, roughly cylindrical, three sinkings in surface

1782

Three curved rectangular form brass castings

Three curved rectangular form brass castings

1782

Reflecting telescope by William Herschel

Reflecting telescope by William Herschel

1783-1785

Portrait mezzotint print  from engraving of Phelps Thomas and Bartlett John, 1778

Portrait mezzotint print from engraving of Phelps Thomas and Bartlett John, 1778

1778

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

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

Model of Mud House

Model of Mud House

6000-5000BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

1600-1500 BCE (original); 1900-1914 (copy)

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

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

1845-1964

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

100-1 BCE; 1501-1600; 1914

Model of Iron Bridge, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, 1784

Model of Iron Bridge, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, 1784

1784

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

1730-1760 (original); 1931-1939 (replica)

Model of Sun and Planet Gearing

Model of Sun and Planet Gearing

1782-1784

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

1976; 1776

Medal awarded by the Royal Humane Society, England, 1781

Medal awarded by the Royal Humane Society, England, 1781

1781