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Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

1760-1775

Compound microscope

Compound microscope

1701-1723

Telescope by Christopher Cock

Telescope by Christopher Cock

1673

Telescope by John Marshall

Telescope by John Marshall

1685-1695

Bell Transmitter with Membrane Diaphragm, 1875-1877

Bell Transmitter with Membrane Diaphragm, 1875-1877

1875-1877

Demainbray's polemoscope

Demainbray's polemoscope

1701-1752

Telescope by John Yarwell.

Telescope by John Yarwell.

1685-1695

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

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

1651-1658

Terrestrial telescope, 1670-1700.

Terrestrial telescope, 1670-1700.

1670-1700

Terrestrial hand telescope

Terrestrial hand telescope

1675-1685

Refracting terrestrial telescope

Refracting terrestrial telescope

1700-1705

Model of Chadwick's apparatus used to discover the neutron

Model of Chadwick's apparatus used to discover the neutron

1960-1970

Glass albarello

Glass albarello

1601-1800

Terrestrial telescope, 1752.

Terrestrial telescope, 1752.

1752

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

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

1677

Telescope

Telescope

Terrestrial refracting  telescope

Terrestrial refracting telescope

Galilean telescope (spyglass) with achromatic object glass

Galilean telescope (spyglass) with achromatic object glass

1770-1780

Terrestrial hand telescope

Terrestrial hand telescope

1690-1700

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

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

Terrestrial refracting telescope

Terrestrial refracting telescope

1695-1705

Terrestrial refracting telescope

Terrestrial refracting telescope

Refracting terrestrial telescope by Mann & Ayscough

Refracting terrestrial telescope by Mann & Ayscough

1740-1750

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

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

1880-1930

Telescope, 4-draw, ivory caps

Telescope, 4-draw, ivory caps

1680-1700

Compound microscope in walnut

Compound microscope in walnut

Segment from a draw tube telescope

Segment from a draw tube telescope

1700-1750

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

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

1801-1900

Terrestrial refracting telescope by Dolland

Terrestrial refracting telescope by Dolland

1752-1761

Telescope in scioptic ball

Telescope in scioptic ball

Model of a single-hide Rosses Curragh

Model of a single-hide Rosses Curragh

1930-1937

Culpeper microscope, 1730-1740

Culpeper microscope, 1730-1740

1730-1740

Rapier and sheath, by Wheeler and Robinson

Rapier and sheath, by Wheeler and Robinson

1810

Achromatic terrestrial telescope with bolts for stand

Achromatic terrestrial telescope with bolts for stand

Glass albarello

Glass albarello

1601-1800

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

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

1880-1930

Telescope in Scioptic ball

Telescope in Scioptic ball

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

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

1880-1930

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

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

1780-1850

Clear glass bottle

Clear glass bottle

Glass bottle with funnel-shaped neck

Glass bottle with funnel-shaped neck

Microscopic objective

Microscopic objective

Telescope in scioptic ball

Telescope in scioptic ball

Glass albarello

Glass albarello

1601-1800

Clear glass bottle

Clear glass bottle

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

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

The David Shepherd Archive Collection

2011-01

English culpeper type microscope, unsigned, with shagreen and vellum tube, wooden stand, brass stage and ivory slide in oak case, 1720-1740.

Culpeper type microscope, unsigned, shagreen and vellum tube, with case

1720-1740

Four bottles, three small and one larger, with saints painted on sides

Four bottles

Large glass jar with vellum cover, containing dried flower heads

Large glass jar with vellum cover