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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 "

Principles of Mechanics by George Adams

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

[Letter] London [to] Mr Goodrich, Portsea or at Mr Peake's Dockyard, Portsmouth/ Sam[ue]l Rehe. [He has received, for Goodrich, the Society of Arts' premium of £65]

Copies of acquittances

Articles of agreement between John Claxton, Jacob Harrison and Thomas Raisbeck

Torn note referring to a payment of £5.0.0

Legal document granting John Stapylton Raisbeck authority to take oaths in various counties in Durham, York, Kingston Upon Hull and Newcastle Upon Tyne

Petition of John Stapylton Raisbeck

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'

Pamphlet entitled ‘The Report of Mess. Brindley and Whitworth, engineers, concerning the practicability and expence [sic] of making a navigable canal, from Stockton by Darlington to Winston in the county of Durham'

Deed of admittance

Act for better regulation of attorneys and solicitors

Legal document granting John Stapylton Raisbeck authority to take oaths in various counties in County Durham, York, Kingston upon Hull and Cumbria

Pages 14 and 15 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1

Letter from Joseph Priestley to Emanuel da Costa

Letter from Robert Newton to Miss Offley

An account of an horizontal top or whirling speculum, invented by Mr Serson

Pamphlet entitled: "Receipt for preparing and compounding the principle medicines made use of by the late Mr Ward"

Broadsheet: Sir William Petty's Plan for a system of instruction relative to the business of the Marine Department, in the same words as the original; but with the articles transposed, and marginal titles, supplemental titles, and remarks added

Volume entitled: "A Course of Experimental Philosophy by S Triboudet Demainbray in the year 1755"

Volumes with manuscript transcripts of Joseph Black's chemistry lectures at Edinburgh University

The History of Aircraft and Flying

Certificate from Joseph Warner to Samuel Hilles

Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Peter Dolland at St Paul's Churchyard

Letter from John Dalton to his cousin George Bewley

Architectural drawings: Military buildings at St. Venant in north-east France

French technical drawings of surveying instrument

Broadsheet: Some Considerations showing that the Importation of Iron from America will sooner put a stop to the making of Iron in England than to the Importation of Iron from Sweden and Russia

Letter from Josiah Wedgwood to Matthew Boulton

Boulton and Fothergill letter books

Receipted bill, in sum of £5-15-6, for 'A Martin new Universal Compound Microscope ...' bought by Joseph Priestley from Benjamin Martin

"A description of the Pneumatick Apparatus Made for his Majesty King George III Anno Domini 1761 By George Adams in Fleet Street, London"

Instructions to the illustrator of 'A description of the pneumatic apparatus made by George Adams in Fleet Street, London, 1761'

The St James's Chronicle; or, The British Evening-Post

The Art of Smelting Copper Ores; To Refine Copper. [Headed: 'Neath. (Ch.Champion)'. Watermarked 1801]

Second Report from the Select Committee upon the Improvement of the Port of London

Architectural design drawing: The Geometrical Elevation of the North Front of Westminster Bridge

Photograph printed onto a large board showing cars in operation around a bend on the Never-Stop Railway

Drawing of 6 Wheel 3000G Water Capacity 7T Fuel Capacity 5'6" Gauge Tender General Arrangement

Drawing of 6 Wheel 2470G Water Capacity 260 Cubic Feet Fuel Capacity 3'6" Gauge Tender General Arrangement

Drawing of Indian Midland 5'6" Gauge Locomotive

Drawing of 5'5 13/16" Gauge Locomotive

Drawing of 2'6" Gauge Locomotive

Drawing of Indian Midland 5'6" Gauge Locomotive

Cinema advertising poster for "The Doctor in the Nude" and "Mama's Dirty Girls"

Notes and Sketch Relating to the Cugnot Engine and the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers

Drawing of Mr Thomas Savin 2-4-0 4'5 1/2" Between Wheels 4' 8 1/2" Gauge Locomotive General Arrangement