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Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

1760-1775

Telescope by John Yarwell.

1685-1695

Telescope by Christopher Cock

1673

Demainbray's polemoscope

1701-1752

Telescope by John Marshall

1685-1695

Bell Transmitter with Membrane Diaphragm, 1875-1877

1875-1877

Compound microscope

1701-1723

Small globular container made of vellum with 2 loop handles and third on stopper

1880-1930

'Laeyson's Odorous Powders', France, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Segment from a draw tube telescope

1700-1750

Terrestrial refracting telescope

Terrestrial telescope, 1752.

1752

Compound microscope in walnut

Glass albarello

1601-1800

Glass albarello

1601-1800

Glass albarello

1601-1800

Hinged cap(?), spectacle case, dismantled to show

1780-1850

Terrestrial refracting telescope by Dolland

1752-1761

Terrestrial hand telescope

1675-1685

Rapier and sheath, by Wheeler and Robinson

1810

Refracting terrestrial telescope

1700-1705

Achromatic telescope, 4-draw, green shagreen with brass mounts

Model of Chadwick's apparatus used to discover the neutron

1960-1970

Refracting terrestrial telescope by Mann & Ayscough

1740-1750

Terrestrial telescope, 1670-1700.

1670-1700

Telescope in scioptic ball

Achromatic terrestrial telescope with bolts for stand

Telescope in Scioptic ball

Telescope in scioptic ball

Microscopic objective

Galilean telescope (spyglass) with achromatic object glass

1770-1780

Terrestrial refracting telescope

Telescope

Glass bottle with funnel-shaped neck

Small globular container made of vellum with 2 loop handles and a third on stopper

1880-1930

Terrestrial refracting telescope

1695-1705

Charles Cotterell's `Instrument for Arithmeticke' by Robert Jole

1677

Telescope, 4-draw, ivory caps

1680-1700

Terrestrial hand telescope

1690-1700

Model of a single-hide Rosses Curragh

1930-1937

Culpeper microscope, 1730-1740

1730-1740

Nicholas Culpeper's statement about John Dee's crystal, England, 1651-1658

1651-1658

Small globular container made of vellum with two loop handles and a third on stopper

1880-1930

Clear glass bottle

Clear glass bottle

Book, 'The David Shepherd Archive Collection', collection of artist's work

The David Shepherd Archive Collection

2011-01
Astronomical telescope, 1675-1700. This is one of the earliest items in the King George III collection of scientific instruments, and was probably made by Christopher Cock of London. It has two lenses which give an inverted image and provides a magnification of about 30.

Astronomical telescope

1675-1700
Wooden drawer from a medicine chest containing ten bottles of oil with vellum coverings. Drawer: 245mm x 90 mm x 60 mm, 390 g. Although most of the bottles are not labelled, a few are legible including 'Olio del gran duce', 'Olio coni. Veleni' and 'Olio de Spasimo'. Unknown maker, probably Italian.

Wooden drawer of oil bottles

Large glass jar with vellum cover, containing dried flower heads

Large glass jar with vellum cover

Telescope, early 18th century, inscribed: "J. Marshall" 4-draw tube covered with fishskin, draw-tubes covered with green vellum, stamped with gilt ornament, horn mounts, silver dust-caps. Length 12 1/4", O.G. aperture 5/8"

Telescope, early 18th century