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Translation in one volume of 'The Art of Metals (Ores) in which is taught the true method of treating by mercury those of gold and silver: the manner of smelting them all and how they are to be refined and separated from one another'

Volume entitled: "Apothecary's Memorandum Book"

Volume entitled: "Chemistry Lecture Notes"

Account book of the firm of Thomas Farmer & Co., Kennington Green

Bound volume entitled: "A System of Practical Geometry"

Volume entritled: "Elements of Plane Geometry and also The Mensuration of both Superficies and Solids"

Bound manuscript volume entitled: "Mines de Fer nommes Normarken dans la Province Wermelandie en Svede"

Autograph Journal and Recipe Book

Volume entitled: "The Description and Use of a Terrestrial Planetarium, including the Orbits of Mercury and Venus commonly called an Orrery"

An early 18th century manuscript relating to surveying and land use entitled: "Surveying"

Papers relating to the Thames Driftway and Richard Trevithick's involvement in the project

Anonymously compiled volume of excerpts from alchemical works

North Redemore Account Book

A Course of Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Chemistry

Two manuscripts in French bound in one volume entitled: "Essai sur les fers coules Pour le Roy" and "Memoire sur la fonte et la Moulage des Bombes "

Mathematics school exercise book of William Scamp

Credo notebook of Joseph Clement

Commonplace book of William Lewin

Letter from Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg to Mattw. Boulton Esq.

Collection of letters signed by scientists, physicians and engineers, generally on scientific or professional matters

Principles of Mechanics by George Adams

'The aerial candidates...', an aeronautical play

Typescript copy of 'Anson's list of H.M. Royal Navy 1747-1750'

Manuscript entitled: "The Golden Fortress of Hermes and the words of the Little Peasant in French" by Johan Walch

Volume entitled: "Some Account, of the Work's done by Captain John Perry"

Volume of extracts on the mines of Minas Geraes

Volume entitled: "Illumni sui Charissimi Josephi Ball calculorum Rationem experimens Libellus Quemq"

Bound manuscript entitled: "Principles of Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Optics etc"

Volume entitled: "History of the Framework Knitting and Lace Trades"

Archibald Guillan's book on mathematical theory and its application to practical navigation

Collection of newspaper cuttings relating to coal trade and coastal shipping in north-east England

Marshall's Geological Diagrams

School exercise book of Hugh Hansford, Free School, Gillingham, Dorset

Manuscript entitled: "Grundliche Anleitung zur Chemie Part II Section II"

Notebook comprising 'Account of Blaenavon Iron Works'

Notebooks of notes from lectures in Paris 1802-1803

Volume bearing the title "Le Trésor des Trésors" (The Treasure of the Treasures)

Lecture Notes on Chemistry

Volume entitled: "A plan of a Course of Lectures on Arts and Manufactures, More Particularly Such as Relate to Chemistry by William Farish"

Journal entitled: "Coal Journal book or Journall Scituation of the Coals of Bogie begun at Sir John Wemyss's death 19th January 1719"

Sketchbook, inscribed 'G Cayley 1796'

Collection of letters and accounts relating to Richard Trevithick's patent on a portable high pressure steam engine

Letter from Henry Maudslay to Mr Matthew Murray, Engineer

French technical drawings relating to windmill, and overshot waterwheel- powered pumps

Letter from Leighton Dalrymple, Lieutenant Colonel. Account of his visit to Wakefield and Leeds, including a description and sketch of John Blenkinsop’s Steam Locomotive 'Salamanca'

'James Burrow's Arithmetick MDCCXXXVIII'

Digital copy of manuscript of the engineer John Urpeth Rastrick, entitled: Common Place Book, produced in Shropshire

Autograph letter from William Brunton, Engineer, giving a description of his Steam Horse, Butterley Iron Works

The Coal Viewer and Engine Builder's Practical Companion by John Curr

Drawings - the Peel & Williams Phoenix and Soho Foundries