Accession No

6356

Brief Description

zoological wall charts with diagram depicting sabella

Origin

Department of Zoology; University of Cambridge; UK

Maker

unknown

Accession No

1213

Brief Description

sand glass, post 1700

Origin

Maker

Accession No

3353

Brief Description

resistance box, low inductance resistance, by Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1929

Origin

England; London

Maker

Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd.

Accession No

0484

Brief Description

diffraction grating, reflecting, Rowland-type, by John A. Brashear, U.S.A., 1891

Origin

U.S.A.; Massachussetts; Baltimore; and U.S.A.; Pennsylvania; Allegheny

Maker

Brashear, John A. [polished and figured] Theodore C. Schneider [ruled using Rowland's engine]

Accession No

1001

Brief Description

planispheric astrolabe with one plate engraved as celestial, made for Muhammad Bakir Isfahani, by Muhammad Mahdi al-Khadim, Persian, 1070 AH, 1659 AD

Origin

Persia (Islamic) [Iran]

Maker

Mahdi al-Khadim, Muhammad [maker] Bakir Isfahani, Muhammad [constructed for]

Accession No

2314

Brief Description

backstaff with Flamsteed arc, made for Thomas Halcott, by E. Blow, English, 1736

Origin

England; London; Wapping; Plow Alley

Maker

Blow, E.

Accession No

0885

Brief Description

compound microscope, side pillar type, by John Cuff, English, 1745 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Cuff, John

Accession No

5444

Brief Description

botanical wallchart depicting evaporation, Eastern United States (Waller), by Shrubbs

Origin

Maker

Shrubbs

Accession No

0970

Brief Description

magnet, by William Lewis, Ireland, 1843

Origin

Ireland; Kinsale

Maker

Lewis, William

Accession No

4529.389

Brief Description

Universal Executive (aka 931) electronic pocket calculator, by Universal, Malaysian, 1976

Origin

Malaysia

Maker

Universal