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Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1679

Orrery by Thomas Wright

Orrery by Thomas Wright

1735-1745

Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.

Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.

1763

Pocket watch by Thomas Tompion

Pocket watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1700

George III's philosophical table

George III's philosophical table

1761-1762

George III's pendulum

George III's pendulum

1762

Greenhouse thermometer by Dudley Adams of Fleet Street. Mercury in glass on wooden board

Greenhouse thermometer by Dudley Adams of Fleet Street. Mercury in glass on wooden board

1978

Electrical chimes by George Adams

Electrical chimes by George Adams

1781-1790

George III's compound engine

George III's compound engine

1762

King George III's friction machine

King George III's friction machine

1762

George III's double-barrelled air pump

George III's double-barrelled air pump

1761

Magnetic toy by George Adams

Magnetic toy by George Adams

1765

Mahogany cross-piece for an air pump

Mahogany cross-piece for an air pump

1761

Beam compass by George Adams

Beam compass by George Adams

1775-1795

George III's Magdeburg hemispheres

George III's Magdeburg hemispheres

1761

King George III's central forces machine

King George III's central forces machine

1762

George III's glass sphere

George III's glass sphere

1761

model carriage chassis with two axles, 1762

model carriage chassis with two axles, 1762

1762

George III's cycloidal pendulum

George III's cycloidal pendulum

1762

George III's tidal demonstration model

George III's tidal demonstration model

1762

George III's inclined plane and Horse-way

George III's inclined plane and Horse-way

1762

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

George III's weighted cylinder

George III's weighted cylinder

1762

Unweighted cylinder in frame

Unweighted cylinder in frame

1762

George III's apparatus for oblique and compound collision

George III's apparatus for oblique and compound collision

1762

Double brass stand for bell jars on a brass pillar

Double brass stand for bell jars on a brass pillar

1761

George III's model crriage body

George III's model crriage body

1762

Two brass pillars for an air pump

Two brass pillars for an air pump

1761

Oval shaped watch by Sampson Shelton

Oval shaped watch by Sampson Shelton

1640

Mahogany board with round ends and two short brass pillars

Mahogany board with round ends and two short brass pillars

1761

King George III's archimedean screw

King George III's archimedean screw

1762

Mechanical Powers Apparatus consisting of an inclined plane and endless screw

Mechanical Powers Apparatus consisting of an inclined plane and endless screw

1775-1800

Cylindrical condensing chamber

Cylindrical condensing chamber

1761

Lodestone in silver case

Lodestone in silver case

1762

Terrestrial Globe by George Adams

Terrestrial Globe by George Adams

1766

Globe electrical machine attributed to George Adams

Globe electrical machine attributed to George Adams

1700-1753

Barnard Tompion clock

Barnard Tompion clock

1708

Two foot geodetic theodolite, British, 1826-1828

Two foot geodetic theodolite, British, 1826-1828

1826-1828

Glass jar

Glass jar

1761

Celestial globe by George Adams

Celestial globe by George Adams

1766

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

Altazimuth theodolite by Benjamin Cole & Son

Altazimuth theodolite by Benjamin Cole & Son

1755-1765

George II's Grand Orrery

George II's Grand Orrery

1733

Waller's electrocardiograph, London, England, 1887-1888

Waller's electrocardiograph, London, England, 1887-1888

1887-1888

King George III's archimedean screw

King George III's archimedean screw

1762

Circular instrument dividing engine

Circular instrument dividing engine

1778

Terrestrial Globe by George Adams

Terrestrial Globe by George Adams

1766

Celestial globe by George Adams

Celestial globe by George Adams

1766