Image
Category
Collection
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Object type
Place
Material
Date
Napier's Bones

Napier's Bones

1690

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Wooden Acupuncture Model

Wooden Acupuncture Model

1681

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1679

Astronomical 'Masterpiece' Clock by Johann Schneider

Astronomical 'Masterpiece' Clock by Johann Schneider

1625

Astrolabe by Ferdinand Arsenius

Astrolabe by Ferdinand Arsenius

1607-1618

Sun-and-moon dial by Elias Allen

Sun-and-moon dial by Elias Allen

1607-1653

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Dividing engine for making sextants and octants

Dividing engine for making sextants and octants

Made late 1700s, modified 1800s

Telescope by Christopher Cock

Telescope by Christopher Cock

1673

Slide rule by Robert Bissaker

Slide rule by Robert Bissaker

1654

wheel cutting machine

wheel cutting machine

1668-1672 Probable

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

1680

Compound microscope

Compound microscope

1700

Pocket watch by Thomas Tompion

Pocket watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1700

30 hour longcase clock by Thomas Tompion

30 hour longcase clock by Thomas Tompion

1672

Earthenware jug

Earthenware jug

1601-1700

Table clock in ebony case by Joseph Knibb

Table clock in ebony case by Joseph Knibb

1675-1685

Telescope by John Marshall

Telescope by John Marshall

1685-1695

Magnetic compass and sundial by Henry Sutton

Magnetic compass and sundial by Henry Sutton

1650-1665

Silver star-shaped verge watch by David Ramsay

Silver star-shaped verge watch by David Ramsay

1625

Longcase clock by John Fromanteel, originally fitted with a cross-beat escapement

Longcase clock by John Fromanteel, originally fitted with a cross-beat escapement

1665-1670

Amputation saw with ivory handle

Amputation saw with ivory handle

1601-1700

Telescope by John Yarwell.

Telescope by John Yarwell.

1685-1695

Silver watch in the shape of a Tudor rose by William Clay

Silver watch in the shape of a Tudor rose by William Clay

1640

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

1663

Gunter quadrant

Gunter quadrant

1640

Eight-day longcase clock by Edward East in a later marquetry case

Eight-day longcase clock by Edward East in a later marquetry case

1675-1685

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Gunter quadrant by Walter Hayes

Gunter quadrant by Walter Hayes

1648-1687

CAROLVS II.

CAROLVS II.

1667

Exchequer standard pint measure of Queen Elizabeth I, 1601

Exchequer standard pint measure of Queen Elizabeth I, 1601

1601

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

1658

Pendulum clock by Pieter Visbach

Pendulum clock by Pieter Visbach

1660

Lantern clock by Knifton

Lantern clock by Knifton

1640-1662

Morland's calculating machine

Morland's calculating machine

1666-1680

Gunter sector signed Elias Allen

Gunter sector signed Elias Allen

1623

Brass-bound lodestone

Brass-bound lodestone

1675-1700

Pair cased watch by Anna Adamson

Pair cased watch by Anna Adamson

1685

Lantern clock by Peter Closon

Lantern clock by Peter Closon

1650-1660

Spiral slide-rule

Spiral slide-rule

1663

Silver watch with sun and moon dial, by H Adamson.

Silver watch with sun and moon dial, by H Adamson.

1680-1690

Table clock in tortoiseshell case by Fromanteel and Clarke

Table clock in tortoiseshell case by Fromanteel and Clarke

1695-1696

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Thomas Tompion

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Thomas Tompion

1695-1700

Bullet extractor

Bullet extractor

1601-1700

Trade card for John Yarwell, optician, London, England, 1697

Trade card for John Yarwell, optician, London, England, 1697

1697

Pill tile, England, 1617-1700

Pill tile, England, 1617-1700

1617-1700

Compendium by Elias Allen

Compendium by Elias Allen

1630-1653

Sector signed John Allen

Sector signed John Allen

1630-1642