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Steam locomotive No. 1 'Locomotion', Stockton & Darlington Railway

Steam locomotive No. 1 'Locomotion', Stockton & Darlington Railway

1825

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1801

Laennec's stethoscope

Laennec's stethoscope

1815-1825

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Model of Henry Maudslay's screw-cutting lathe

Model of Henry Maudslay's screw-cutting lathe

1800-1820

Rocket locomotive

Rocket locomotive

1829

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

1805

Phrenological head

Phrenological head

1821

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Sans Pareil

Sans Pareil

1829

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

1775-1799 (original); 1900-1907 (model)

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

1829

Moon globe by John Russell, England, 1797

Moon globe by John Russell, England, 1797

1797

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

1795-1805 (original)

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

1785

Pocket globe in case by Dudley Adams

Pocket globe in case by Dudley Adams

1799-1802

Two Perkins 'tractors'

Two Perkins 'tractors'

1795-1805

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

'Early 'perpetuelle' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

'Early 'perpetuelle' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1783-1800

Richard Grindall's combined knife and fork, Europe, 1795-1820

Richard Grindall's combined knife and fork, Europe, 1795-1820

1795-1820

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

Phantasmagoria magic lantern, late 18th century

Phantasmagoria magic lantern, late 18th century

1780-1800

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

1785

Chaldron wagon, Stockton & Darlington Railway

Chaldron wagon, Stockton & Darlington Railway

1815-1825

Edward Jenner's lancets

Edward Jenner's lancets

1801-1823

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

1819

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

1822

Orrery clock with a glass celestial globe

Orrery clock with a glass celestial globe

1795-1805

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

1784

Model of Rotative Beam Engine by William Tongue, c. 1804

Model of Rotative Beam Engine by William Tongue, c. 1804

1797-1804

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

1828

Bridge used to span the River Gaunless at West Auckland

Bridge used to span the River Gaunless at West Auckland

1823-1825

‘Medico-Electrical Machine’ by Nairne and Blunt

‘Medico-Electrical Machine’ by Nairne and Blunt

1782-1793

Filar micrometer by William Herschel, 1780-1800

Filar micrometer by William Herschel, 1780-1800

1780-1800

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

1804-1807

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

1794

Surveyor's pocket sextant.

Surveyor's pocket sextant.

1795-1805

Marine chronometer by John Arnold and Son

Marine chronometer by John Arnold and Son

1795

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

Five wooden molecular model balls

Five wooden molecular model balls

circa 1810

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1802

Marine chronometer by Brockbanks

Marine chronometer by Brockbanks

1802

Parts from a constant-force escapement by Thomas Mudge

Parts from a constant-force escapement by Thomas Mudge

1785

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

1813

Silver ear trumpet hearing aid, London, England, 1814

Silver ear trumpet hearing aid, London, England, 1814

1814

Marine chronometer by Thomas Earnshaw

Marine chronometer by Thomas Earnshaw

1795-1805