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Drawings of Industrial Sites and Machine Tools

Drawings of Industrial Sites and Machine Tools

Notebook of John Urpeth Rastrick

Notebook of John Urpeth Rastrick

Copy letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to the Directors of the Great Western Railway

Copy letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to the Directors of the Great Western Railway

Letter from Robert Stephenson to Curteis and Kingsford, Solicitors

Letter from Robert Stephenson to Curteis and Kingsford, Solicitors

Volume entitled: "Apothecary's Memorandum Book"

Volume entitled: "Apothecary's Memorandum Book"

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

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

Collection of letters from Sir Humphry Davy to his family

Collection of letters from Sir Humphry Davy to his family

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

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

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

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

Mathematics school exercise book of William Scamp

Mathematics school exercise book of William Scamp

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'

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'

Meteorological Registers

Meteorological Registers

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

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

Principles of Mechanics by George Adams

Principles of Mechanics by George Adams

Notebooks of G.H. Wollaston relating to Thames Tunnel from Rotherhithe to Wapping

Notebooks of G.H. Wollaston relating to Thames Tunnel from Rotherhithe to Wapping

Autograph Journal and Recipe Book

Autograph Journal and Recipe Book

A Course of Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Chemistry

A Course of Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Chemistry

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

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

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

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

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

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

Collection of copy letters, business and personal, of Richard Beamish

Collection of copy letters, business and personal, of Richard Beamish

Credo notebook of Joseph Clement

Credo notebook of Joseph Clement

Commonplace book of William Lewin

Commonplace book of William Lewin

Letter from George Stephenson to Philip Maddison Regarding Engine Designs

Letter from George Stephenson to Philip Maddison Regarding Engine Designs

Bound volume entitled: "A System of Practical Geometry"

Bound volume entitled: "A System of Practical Geometry"

Papers of George and Robert Stephenson Regarding the Moreton Rail-Road

Papers of George and Robert Stephenson Regarding the Moreton Rail-Road

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'

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'

Early prints of cotton mills and cotton processes

Early prints of cotton mills and cotton processes

Drawings - the Peel & Williams Phoenix and Soho Foundries

Drawings - the Peel & Williams Phoenix and Soho Foundries

Letter describing the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway and the death of Sir William Huskisson MP after being run down by the "Rocket"

Letter describing the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway and the death of Sir William Huskisson MP after being run down by the "Rocket"

Letter from John Backhouse to his sister describing the opening train on the Stockton & Darlington Railway

Letter from John Backhouse to his sister describing the opening train on the Stockton & Darlington Railway

Letter from Henry Maudslay to Mr Matthew Murray, Engineer

Letter from Henry Maudslay to Mr Matthew Murray, Engineer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Catalogue of new double stars by F.G. W. Struve, annotated copy blonging to J.F.W. Herschel

Catalogue of new double stars by F.G. W. Struve, annotated copy blonging to J.F.W. Herschel

Lecture Notes on Chemistry

Lecture Notes on Chemistry

'James Burrow's Arithmetick MDCCXXXVIII'

'James Burrow's Arithmetick MDCCXXXVIII'

Accounts ledger for Bowling Iron works

Accounts ledger for Bowling Iron works

Collection of letters to Richard Trevithick, mainly concerning the design and efficiency of steam-engines

Collection of letters to Richard Trevithick, mainly concerning the design and efficiency of steam-engines

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

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

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

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

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

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

Marshall's Geological Diagrams

Marshall's Geological Diagrams

Notebooks of Mark Scott on South Hetton Colliery

Notebooks of Mark Scott on South Hetton Colliery

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

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

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

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

A Description of the Pneumatic Apparatus made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams, Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Majesty

A Description of the Pneumatic Apparatus made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams, Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Majesty

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

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