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Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770

Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770

1770

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

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

1769

Wooden Acupuncture Model

Wooden Acupuncture Model

1681

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1679

Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura

1701-1752

Longcase clock by James and John Harrison

Longcase clock by James and John Harrison

1728

Orrery by Thomas Wright

Orrery by Thomas Wright

1735-1745

Print of Henry Beighton's Engraving of a Newcomen Engine

Print of Henry Beighton's Engraving of a Newcomen Engine

1717-1725

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

1720

Month-going longcase clock by John May

Month-going longcase clock by John May

1700-1710

Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.

Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.

1763

Telescope by Christopher Cock

Telescope by Christopher Cock

1673

Dividing engine for making sextants and octants

Dividing engine for making sextants and octants

Made late 1700s, modified 1800s

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Compound microscope

Compound microscope

1701-1723

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

1680

George III's philosophical table

George III's philosophical table

1761-1762

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

1705-1737

30 hour longcase clock by Thomas Tompion

30 hour longcase clock by Thomas Tompion

1672

Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison

Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison

1726-1728

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

Pocket watch by Thomas Tompion

Pocket watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1700

Great spinning wheel

Great spinning wheel

c.1750

Majolica pharmacy jar

Majolica pharmacy jar

1730-1750

Thomas Tuttell

Thomas Tuttell

1695-1702

Table clock in ebony case by Joseph Knibb

Table clock in ebony case by Joseph Knibb

1675-1685

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

1752

Year-going longcase clock by Daniel Quare

Year-going longcase clock by Daniel Quare

1700-1710

Telescope by John Marshall

Telescope by John Marshall

1685-1695

Clarke's Hydrometer (c. 1755)

Clarke's Hydrometer (c. 1755)

1755

Turret clock movement by William Smith

Turret clock movement by William Smith

1750

Barnard Tompion clock

Barnard Tompion clock

1708

Telescope by John Yarwell.

Telescope by John Yarwell.

1685-1695

Edmund Culpeper

Edmund Culpeper

1720

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by George Tyler

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by George Tyler

1715-1725

Demainbray's polemoscope

Demainbray's polemoscope

1701-1752

Cutter, Alert

Cutter, Alert

1755

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 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

George III's pendulum

George III's pendulum

1762

Saw used by Samuel Crompton

Saw used by Samuel Crompton

1750-1770

Eight-day longcase clock by Justin Vulliamy

Eight-day longcase clock by Justin Vulliamy

1745-1755

Etching of an electrically powered garden

Etching of an electrically powered garden

1755

Marine timekeeper by Henry Sully, Paris, 1724

Marine timekeeper by Henry Sully, Paris, 1724

1724

Brass-bound lodestone

Brass-bound lodestone

1675-1700

Section of lightning conductor from St Paul’s cathedral

Section of lightning conductor from St Paul’s cathedral

1769