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Category
Collection
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Material
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Babbage's Analytical Engine, 1834-1871. (Trial model)

Babbage's Analytical Engine, 1834-1871. (Trial model)

1871

Difference Engine No. 1

Difference Engine No. 1

circa 1832

'Self-Conscious Gene' sculpture by Marc Quinn

'Self-Conscious Gene' sculpture by Marc Quinn

2019

Babbage's Difference Engine No 2, 2002.

Babbage's Difference Engine No 2, 2002.

1991-2002

Exchequer standard yard of Queen Elizabeth I, 1588

Exchequer standard yard of Queen Elizabeth I, 1588

1588

Windsor mantle clock

Windsor mantle clock

1845-1855

Early London made pendulum clock by Edward East

Early London made pendulum clock by Edward East

1601-1700

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Early English verge watch by Michael Nouwen

Early English verge watch by Michael Nouwen

1600

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Travelling 'coach' watch by Edward East

Travelling 'coach' watch by Edward East

1640-1660

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Gold watch with quarter repeating by Brounker Watts

Gold watch with quarter repeating by Brounker Watts

1700-1725

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Silver clock-watch by Henricus Mott

Silver clock-watch by Henricus Mott

1660

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Box of  “White Bronze”

Box of “White Bronze”

1790-1819

Votive left leg

Votive left leg

100 BCE-500CE

Order of Industrial Heroism medal awarded to fireman Albert George Powell Marsh

Order of Industrial Heroism medal awarded to fireman Albert George Powell Marsh

1955

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

1588

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

1588

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

1588

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

1588

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

1588

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

1588

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

1588

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

1588

Portrait bust of Lord Kelvin, 1896

Portrait bust of Lord Kelvin, 1896

1896

Horizontal sundial in bronze

Horizontal sundial in bronze

1551

German striking watch by an unknown maker

German striking watch by an unknown maker

1580

German striking watch by an unknown maker

German striking watch by an unknown maker

1600

Gothic-style German chamber clock

Gothic-style German chamber clock

1400-1499

Orrery clock with a glass celestial globe

Orrery clock with a glass celestial globe

1795-1805

Bronze bust of William Stuart

Bronze bust of William Stuart

1855

Section of Superconducting cable

Section of Superconducting cable

2013

'Santa Medicina' sculpture by Eleanor Crook

'Santa Medicina' sculpture by Eleanor Crook

2019

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

1588

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

1588

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

1588

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

One of 13 nested cup weights in bronze

1588

Leather case for Queen Elizabeth's set of Exchequer standard Troy weights

Leather case for Queen Elizabeth's set of Exchequer standard Troy weights

1588

Difference Engine No.2, designed by Charles Babbage, built by Science Museum

Difference Engine No.2, designed by Charles Babbage, built by Science Museum

1991-2002

Hand Bell used in BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Hand Bell used in BBC Radiophonic Workshop

1950-1980

Bronze knife used in mummification, Egypt, 600-200 BCE

Bronze knife used in mummification, Egypt, 600-200 BCE

600-200 BCE

Dandy Roll

Dandy Roll

1900-1930