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Napier's Bones

Napier's Bones

1690

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

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

Compound microscope

Compound microscope

1700

Telescope by John Marshall

Telescope by John Marshall

1685-1695

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

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Pair cased watch by Anna Adamson

Pair cased watch by Anna Adamson

1685

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

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

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

1697

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion

1692

Watch movement by Daniel Quare

Watch movement by Daniel Quare

1700

Watch with mock pendulum, by M. Martinot

Watch with mock pendulum, by M. Martinot

1700

Table clock with quarter chiming by William Speakman

Table clock with quarter chiming by William Speakman

1690-1700

Cupellation furnace

Cupellation furnace

1696-1700

Verge escapement watch movement by Ahasuerus Fromanteel

Verge escapement watch movement by Ahasuerus Fromanteel

1685

Silver watch by Charles Gretton

Silver watch by Charles Gretton

1690

Silver watch with differential dial by John Bushman

Silver watch with differential dial by John Bushman

1700

Silver pair-cased watch by Benjamin Bell

Silver pair-cased watch by Benjamin Bell

1690

Watch with differential dial by John Ferrers

Watch with differential dial by John Ferrers

1690-1695

Square-shaped watch by Francis Raynsford

Square-shaped watch by Francis Raynsford

1700

Watch with mock pendulum by David Lestourgeon

Watch with mock pendulum by David Lestourgeon

1700

Pair cased watch by Christopher Egelton

Pair cased watch by Christopher Egelton

1700

Watch with '15 minute' hand by Richard Street

Watch with '15 minute' hand by Richard Street

1700

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Wandering hour watch by Sinclare, Dublin, c.1690

Wandering hour watch by Sinclare, Dublin, c.1690

1690

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

1990-95

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

1936

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

300 BCE; 1905-1915

Cylindrical form of Napier's bones

Cylindrical form of Napier's bones

circa 1700

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

1600-1500 BCE (original); 1900-1914 (copy)

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

Model of Mud House

Model of Mud House

6000-5000BCE

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

1580-1588; 1930

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

2050-1750 BCE

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

1845-1964

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

100-1 BCE; 1501-1600; 1914

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

1910-1921

Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.

Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

2000-1001 BCE

Model of an Egyptian boat in XII Dynasty Tomb

Model of an Egyptian boat in XII Dynasty Tomb

1991-1783 BCE

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

700 BCE; 1931

Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica

Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica

circa 3000 BCE

Incomplete aerial telescope, 1686-1691

Incomplete aerial telescope, 1686-1691

1686-1691

Wooden Cross-staff.

Wooden Cross-staff.

1687