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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

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

1769

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.

Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.

1763

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

George III's philosophical table

George III's philosophical table

1761-1762

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1771

Section of lightning conductor from St Paul’s cathedral

Section of lightning conductor from St Paul’s cathedral

1769

George III's pendulum

George III's pendulum

1762

Altazimuth theodolite by Benjamin Cole & Son

Altazimuth theodolite by Benjamin Cole & Son

1755-1765

Mural arc made for King George III

Mural arc made for King George III

1770

Watch movement with remontoir and two balance springs by Thomas Mudge

Watch movement with remontoir and two balance springs by Thomas Mudge

1755

King George III's friction machine

King George III's friction machine

1762

George III's compound engine

George III's compound engine

1762

George III's double-barrelled air pump

George III's double-barrelled air pump

1761

Watch with Flamenville dead-beat escapement

Watch with Flamenville dead-beat escapement

1759

Wood moulding plane, dated 1771

Wood moulding plane, dated 1771

1771

George III's Magdeburg hemispheres

George III's Magdeburg hemispheres

1761

Model diving bell with 12 sinking weights

Model diving bell with 12 sinking weights

before 1753

Magnetic toy by George Adams

Magnetic toy by George Adams

1765

Mahogany cross-piece for an air pump

Mahogany cross-piece for an air pump

1761

King George III's central forces machine

King George III's central forces machine

1762

Quarter-repeating watch by Thomas Mudge

Quarter-repeating watch by Thomas Mudge

1755

George III's glass sphere

George III's glass sphere

1761

Verge watch in silver inner case

Verge watch in silver inner case

1759

George III's cycloidal pendulum

George III's cycloidal pendulum

1762

model carriage chassis with two axles, 1762

model carriage chassis with two axles, 1762

1762

Watch with double dial

Watch with double dial

1760

George III's tidal demonstration model

George III's tidal demonstration model

1762

Pedometer by Benjamin Grey

Pedometer by Benjamin Grey

1755

Model of Hooke's universal joint

Model of Hooke's universal joint

1760

Cylinder watch in silver pair case by Ellicott

Cylinder watch in silver pair case by Ellicott

1773

Perspective drawing apparatus, incomplete, in integral mahogany case

Perspective drawing apparatus, incomplete, in integral mahogany case

1760-1770

Octagonal wooden telescope with slot down one side and moveable eyepice

Octagonal wooden telescope with slot down one side and moveable eyepice

1772-1773

Glass bell jar with a brass collar

Glass bell jar with a brass collar

1761

George III's inclined plane and Horse-way

George III's inclined plane and Horse-way

1762

George III's weighted cylinder

George III's weighted cylinder

1762

George III's clockwork bell

George III's clockwork bell

1761

Keys to the Clockmakers Company chest

Keys to the Clockmakers Company chest

1766

Dial micrometer, 1760-1772.

Dial micrometer, 1760-1772.

1760-1772

Short mahogany strip brass pin gauge with eight pins

Short mahogany strip brass pin gauge with eight pins

1758-1769

Gold watch by Raymont

Gold watch by Raymont

1772

George III's apparatus for oblique and compound collision

George III's apparatus for oblique and compound collision

1762

Double brass stand for bell jars on a brass pillar

Double brass stand for bell jars on a brass pillar

1761

George III's model crriage body

George III's model crriage body

1762

Unweighted cylinder in frame

Unweighted cylinder in frame

1762