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

Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

1712-1713

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

Month-going longcase clock by John May

Month-going longcase clock by John May

1700-1710

Telescope by Christopher Cock

Telescope by Christopher Cock

1673

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

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

Astronomical table clock by Samuel Watson, believed to have belonged to Sir Isaac Newton

Astronomical table clock by Samuel Watson, believed to have belonged to Sir Isaac Newton

1690-1710

Compound microscope

Compound microscope

1700

30 hour longcase clock by Thomas Tompion

30 hour longcase clock by Thomas Tompion

1672

Pocket watch by Thomas Tompion

Pocket watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1700

Thomas Tuttell

Thomas Tuttell

1695-1702

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

Year-going longcase clock by Daniel Quare

Year-going longcase clock by Daniel Quare

1700-1710

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

Barnard Tompion clock

Barnard Tompion clock

1708

Telescope by John Yarwell.

Telescope by John Yarwell.

1685-1695

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

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

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

1663

Gunter quadrant

Gunter quadrant

1640

Gunter quadrant by Walter Hayes

Gunter quadrant by Walter Hayes

1648-1687

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

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

CAROLVS II.

CAROLVS II.

1667

Pendulum clock by Pieter Visbach

Pendulum clock by Pieter Visbach

1660

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

1658

Gunter sector signed Elias Allen

Gunter sector signed Elias Allen

1623

Morland's calculating machine

Morland's calculating machine

1666-1680

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

Lantern clock by Knifton

Lantern clock by Knifton

1640-1662

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Thomas Tompion

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Thomas Tompion

1695-1700

Pill tile, England, 1617-1700

Pill tile, England, 1617-1700

1617-1700

Compendium by Elias Allen

Compendium by Elias Allen

1630-1653

Verge escapement watch movement by Thomas Tompion and George Graham

Verge escapement watch movement by Thomas Tompion and George Graham

1711

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

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

1697

Sector signed John Allen

Sector signed John Allen

1630-1642

Month-going longcase clock with a 1¼ seconds pendulum

Month-going longcase clock with a 1¼ seconds pendulum

1675-1685