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

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"

Volume of plans of mines and mining districts in Mexico

Sketchbook, inscribed 'G Cayley 1796'

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

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

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

Early prints of cotton mills and cotton processes

Drawings - the Peel & Williams Phoenix and Soho Foundries

A Description of an Apparatus for explaining the Principles of Mechanicks made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams, Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Majesty

Instructions to the illustrator of 'A description of an apparatus for explaining the principles of mechanicks made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams'

A letter from Brunel to Lord Duke regarding test borings next to the River Thames

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding arrangement of boiler tubes in Trevithick's Herland Mine engine

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding theoretical treatment of ex-pansive working of a non- condensing high-pressure steam-engine

A letter from Brunel to Mr Tucker regarding his recently patented tinfoil

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding calculations associated with steam engines

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding steam engine velocity

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding steam engines

"Notes taken during a course of chemical lectures given at Paris in the Winter of 1802-3 by Monsieur Vauquelin"

Notes written in French from two lectures

Drawing of forcing pump proposed to be fixed in the salt water well in His Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth

Drawing of cast iron pump with wrought iron hoop for wells

Design for the steam engine for metal mills, longitudinal section of foundry

Drawing depicting elevation of the engine and longitudinary section of the engine house for an atmospherical steam engine

Plan for the engine house and boiler for an atmospherical steam engine

Design for slipping wheel and joint to prevent breaking of machinery

Design for an atmospherical engine steam cylinder with air pump, condenser and winding machinery

Elevation and plan of a crane capable of lifting from five to six tons

Plan for an atmospherical engine steam cylinder with air pump, condenser and winding machinery

The rolling-beam of Plan no.1 with a design for providing it with motion

Ground plan and elevation of a building for the machinery used for making block and pullies at Dunsterville Manufactory

Elevations, section and plan of a moveable steam engine

Design for rebuilding of Albion Mills fire proof, transverse section

Sketch of a pair of small shears for cutting the edges of copper sheets used for the sheating of ships

Drawing of the dam and setting for the wharf at South Dock Pier in Portsmouth

Drawing of part of swing circular saw

Design for rebuilding of Albion Mills fire proof

Plan and section proposed for repairing the Old North Dock at Portsmouth

Drawing of aqueduct over the River Rea

Drawing of a musket pike

Design for the steam engine for metal mills, cross section of foundry

Plans of storehouses and wharfs at New Gun Wharf, Portsmouth

Design for the steam engine for metal mills, plan of beam engine

Ground plan of building of Kings Mills at Portsmouth

Drawing of lathe for turning pins

Copy plan of part of Plymouth Dockyard showing pump houses, drains and dock

Drawing of engine house, section of boiler seating and stokehole

Ship plan entitled: Orlop for the 36 Gun Ship building by Mr Barnard in the River Thames

Lithograph depicting east view of the cast iron bridge under construction over the River Wear at Sunderland