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Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Motive Power

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Smeaton's Apparatus for Determining the Efficiency of Water Wheels

Motive Power

1988 (model); 1752 (original)
Filar micrometer, part of refracting telescope by John Smeaton on equatorial mounting with stand [RAS No.7] . Presented to Royal Astronomical Society in 1845 by Mrs Sommerville to whom it was left by Mrs Dixon, Smeaton's daughter.

Filar micrometer, from John Smeaton's refracting telescope

Astronomy

1770
Waywiser by John Smeaton, England, mid 18th century

Waywiser by John Smeaton, England, mid 18th centur

Surveying

1701-1800
Three prints of London Bridge Waterworks, by Smeaton, 1768. (Smeaton's reports and Rees Encyclopaedia).

Three prints of London Bridge Waterworks, by Smeat

Pumping Machinery

1768
Working model of Smeaton's boring mill, 1770

Working model of Smeaton's boring mill, 1770

Hand and Machine Tools
Print of Water Pressure Pumping Engine, by Smeaton, 1769. (Smeaton's Reports).

Print of Water Pressure Pumping Engine, by Smeaton

Pumping Machinery

1768
Refracting telescope of 1 1/2-inch aperture and 36-inch focal length by John Smeaton on an adjustable equatorial mounting with a tripod stand. The telescope is fitted with an integral filar micrometer [RAS No.7] . Presented to Royal Astronomical Society in 1845 by Mrs Sommerville to whom it was left by Mrs Dixon, Smeaton's daughter.

Refracting telescope of 1 1/2-inch aperture and 36

Astronomy

1770