Napier's Bones
1690
Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.
1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)
Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)
1668; 1924
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Compound microscope
1700
Dividing engine for making sextants and octants
Made late 1700s, modified 1800s
Telescope by Galileo (replica)
1610; 1923
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Thomas Tuttell
1695-1702
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Trade card for John Yarwell, optician, London, England, 1697
1697
Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe
1580-1588; 1930
Cupellation furnace
1696-1700
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915
300 BCE; 1905-1915
Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430
1960-1979
Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE
2050-1750 BCE
Cylindrical form of Napier's bones
circa 1700
Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936
1936
Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE
2000-1001 BCE
Model of Mud House
6000-5000BCE
Working model of Hero's Aeolipile
100-1 BCE; 1501-1600; 1914
Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE
1600-1500 BCE (original); 1900-1914 (copy)
Replica Bavarian reckoning cloth, German, 16th century.
1501-1600; 1972
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
700 BCE; 1931
Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica
circa 3000 BCE
Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.
8500-2000 BCE
Replica of Islamic Astrolabe
1066; 1876
Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack
1910-1921
Model of a Phoenician bireme ship
1845-1964
Copy of model of a sheep's liver. Original Babylonian, c. 2050-1750 BC.
2050-1750 BCE
Oil jar, Egypt, 1580-1350BCE
2000-1350 BCE
Acheulian flint hand axe, c 10000-5000 BC.
10000-5001 BCE
Replica of Roman steelyard, from Pompeii, 79 AD
1-79 CE; before 1914
Plano-convex brick, Ubaid, Iraq, c 2500 BC.
2500 BCE
Set of Mathematical instruments by D. Lusuerg, c 1701.
1701
Copy of forceps made from an Egyptian sculpture, Kom-Ombos, Egypt, 1901-1936
1901-1936; 180 BCE
European astrolabe by Arsenius, 1566
1566; 1876
Rigged model of 'Santa Maria'
1920-1923; 1963
Mummified cat, ancient Egypt, 2000-100 BCE
2000-100 BCE
Replica of a 10th Century Saxon Pocket Sundial, 1939-1950
1939-1950 (replica); 901-1000 CE (original)
Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Thomas Tompion
1695-1700
Model of Ggantija megalithic temple on the Maltese island of Gozo, 3000-2500 BC.
3000-2500 BCE
Mummified bird, Egypt, 2000-100 BCE
2000-100 BCE
Replica of Saxon 'Sinking Bowl' Water Clock, 1931
1931; 750-850 CE
Table clock in tortoiseshell case by Fromanteel and Clarke
1695-1696
Model Boat from Cyclades, 2800 BC
2800 BCE
Model of ancient Egyptian funerary boat with two oars
1915
Flat-topped Loom Weight, Stone Age
5000-500 BCE