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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

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

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

George III's double-barrelled air pump

George III's double-barrelled air pump

1761

Mahogany cross-piece for an air pump

Mahogany cross-piece for an air pump

1761

George III's Magdeburg hemispheres

George III's Magdeburg hemispheres

1761

George III's glass sphere

George III's glass sphere

1761

Watch with double dial

Watch with double dial

1760

Model of Hooke's universal joint

Model of Hooke's universal joint

1760

Glass bell jar with a brass collar

Glass bell jar with a brass collar

1761

George III's clockwork bell

George III's clockwork bell

1761

Double brass stand for bell jars on a brass pillar

Double brass stand for bell jars on a brass pillar

1761

Two brass pillars for an air pump

Two brass pillars for an air pump

1761

Mahogany board with round ends and two short brass pillars

Mahogany board with round ends and two short brass pillars

1761

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Cylindrical condensing chamber

Cylindrical condensing chamber

1761

Glass jar

Glass jar

1761

Barrel and Device from George III's guinea and feather' apparatus

Barrel and Device from George III's guinea and feather' apparatus

1761

Thin-walled square glass bottle

Thin-walled square glass bottle

1761

Apparatus for comparing airs, 1761.

Apparatus for comparing airs, 1761.

1761

Square signed "J.Ramsden, 1757"

Square signed "J.Ramsden, 1757"

1757

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

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

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

1990-95

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)

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

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

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

1730-1760 (original); 1931-1939 (replica)

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

Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica

Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica

circa 3000 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

s' Gravesande Ring and Ball, 1894

s' Gravesande Ring and Ball, 1894

1894 (apparatus); 1742 (date of experiment)

Replica of Islamic Astrolabe

Replica of Islamic Astrolabe

1066; 1876

Acheulian flint hand axe, c 10000-5000 BC.

Acheulian flint hand axe, c 10000-5000 BC.

10000-5001 BCE

Mummified cat, ancient Egypt, 2000-100 BCE

Mummified cat, ancient Egypt, 2000-100 BCE

2000-100 BCE

Replica of Saxon 'Sinking Bowl' Water Clock, 1931

Replica of Saxon 'Sinking Bowl' Water Clock, 1931

1931; 750-850 CE

Model Boat from Cyclades, 2800 BC

Model Boat from Cyclades, 2800 BC

2800 BCE

Rigged model of 'Santa Maria'

Rigged model of 'Santa Maria'

1920-1923; 1963

Flint hand tool, flake type, Stone Age.

Flint hand tool, flake type, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE