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The Illustrated London News Grand Panorama of the Great Exhibition of All Nations

PHD: 'Specimens of the work of spiral and oval drawing machine'

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"

Perigal's Contributions to Kinematics

Scrap book relating to Cornish tin mines

The book "The Christian Visitor, on the Four Gospels" with flyleaf inscription by Florence Nightingale

Notes on Civil Engineering

Marshall's Geological Diagrams

Bound manuscript volume entitled: "Diary of a Week in North Wales By Henry Sharrock"

Three letters from Robert Stephenson to Captain Constantine Moorsom

Letters patent (no. 1216) granted to Joseph Webb for 'Improvements in Rotary Engines'

Letters patent (no. 1684) granted to Henry Adams re his 'Invention for "A Revolving Ventilator'

Volumes entitled: "The natural history of British shells including figures and descriptions of all the species hitherto discover'd in Great Britain systematically arranged ('in the Linnean manner')"

Melksham Turnpike Trust

Letter from Robert Stephenson to Dr Andrew Ure

Catalogue of Useful Inventions for Cotton Spinners, Manufacturers and for all textile trades

Portsmouth Dockyard notebook

Copy correspondence between John Wood, chairman of the Board of the Inland Revenue, and various parties regarding coffee and chicory, with reports

Volume entitled: "Arrete du Ministre des Travaux Publics portant reglement pour l'Ecole Nationale des Mines, Paris"

Division. Sheet 9 of 15.

355

Social diary of Charles Babbage for the year 1844

Account of the construction of the Morley Tunnel, Leeds Dewsbury & Manchester Railway

Letters patent granted to Thomas Clarke and John Varley for 'An improvement on the atmospheric system of propulsion which is also applicable to other motive purposes'

Bound volume entitled: "Watch, Quarter & Station Bill of H.M.S. Britannia"

This collection consists of the internal records of the museums that constitute the Science Museum Group and documents their corporate functions and activities.

Science Museum Group Corporate Archive

An edition of 'The Photogram' journal vol. 2 no. 17

192 photographic prints

Foulsham and Banfield Ltd Collection

Notes and observations on ores and compounds

175

Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mrs Clarke

Railway Signal Volume 3 (1885)

Letter from Thomas Christy to Henry Pease

12 items

Folder of photos entitled '12 Wembley Snapshots'

Difference Engine index of parts.

Cross-written letter from Eliza Greenhalgh and Cecile Margin, Vilvorde to Jane Young (nee Hackworth)

Letter from Robert Stephenson to Edward Watkins Regarding Richard Trevithick and John Gerrard

Pages 305 and 306 of Alfred Kitching's diary

Index of Difference Engine No. 2.

Notation of the Analytical Engine

Drawing of Tender for the Magnet Loco Engine, No. 108 Two end sections showing wheels, axle boxes and brake arrangement, [presumably for new tender-patent drawing]

History.

Skeleton of vertical motions for all operations. Right groups. Multiplication and division from 372 Sheet 1. Sheet 1 of 3.

2 items

Manuscript maps of the earth projected on a regular dodecahedron and on a regular tetrahedron

110

Letter from George Hudson to an unnamed correspondent

1025

Maps of land and ports in Mexico, being surveys re Tehuantepec Railroad

158

Portrait photograph of William Henry Perkin

565

Engineering drawing: International Exhibition 1862; Machinery Department; Chimney for Boiler House

The contract is for 'Machinery and Apparatus .. for the application of Hydraulic Power to the Cranage in or about the Saint Katharine Docks'.

Contract of between The Saint Katharine Dock Company, and William George Armstrong, George Cruddas and Richard Lambert of the Elswick Engine Works, Newcastle upon Tyne

180

Letter from James Sowerby to Mrs Pratten

325

Way bill for coach journey, Tantivy to Devonport

500

Drawing of escapements for clocks