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Commonplace book of William Lewin

Mathematics school exercise book of William Scamp

Volume entitled: "Chemistry Lecture Notes"

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

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'

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

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

Letter from Robert Stephenson to Curteis and Kingsford, Solicitors

Letter from George Stephenson to Philip Maddison Regarding Engine Designs

Notebook comprising 'Account of Blaenavon Iron Works'

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

Volume of plans of mines and mining districts in Mexico

Accounts ledger for Bowling Iron works

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

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

Day-book of John Walker, chemist and inventor of the Friction-Match

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

Marshall's Geological Diagrams

Manuscript entitled: "Catalogue of the Apparatus of Philosophical Instruments, in the Collection of Her Late Majesty Queen Charlotte, at the Observatory at Richmond in Surrey"

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

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

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

Letter from Henry Booth, company secretary and treasurer of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, to James Loch, Bloomsbury Square, London with a report on the survey of Chat Moss by Thomas Shaw Brandreth

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"

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

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

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

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

Drawing of large shears from metal mills, as first made

Plan of iron mill and copper mill showing hammers, boilers and furnaces in the four buildings

Letter from Robert Bill to Messrs Haynes and Douglas

Invoice from Peel, Williams and Peel for a steam engine supplied to Messrs Coates and Wright

Ground plan of building of Kings Mills at Portsmouth

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

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

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

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

Arrangement for 56 Horse engine and boiler house, elevation of foundations

Drawing of lathe for turning pins

Drawing of part of swing circular saw

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

Drawing of engine house, section of boiler seating and stokehole

Statement of accounts between Messrs Trevithick and Co and Samuel Homfray

Sketch of pickling furnace by Mr Beach

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