Accession No

1116

Brief Description

Florentine spirit-in-glass thermometer, by Antonio Alamanni, and previously owned by Charles Babbage, Italian, 1660 (c)

Origin

Italy; Florence

Maker

Alamanni, Antonio (aka 'Gonfia')

Accession No

4945

Brief Description

botanical wallchart showing leaf forms in Lagarosiphon major and Isoetes lacustris, by S. Dalton, English, 1900-1967

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Dalton, S.

Accession No

0468

Brief Description

compendium with mercury-in-glass thermometer and magnetic compass, by Bianchi, English, 2/2 19th Century

Origin

England; Kent; Tunbridge Wells

Maker

Bianchi

Accession No

1468

Brief Description

18-inch terrestrial globe, in wooden floor stand, by J. and W. Cary, English, 1842 impression of 1816 edition

Origin

England; London; Strand

Maker

J. and W. Cary

Accession No

1185

Brief Description

Biram's patent anemometer, by John Davis and Son, English, 2/2 19th Century

Origin

England; Derby

Maker

John Davis and Son

Accession No

1147

Brief Description

imitation planispheric astrolabe, signed by Muhammad Khazin, Persian, dated 1710 but part or whole instrument likely 19th-century

Origin

Persia (Islamic) [Iran]

Maker

Khazin, Muhammad

Accession No

6813

Brief Description

print, hand-coloured lithograph, A Lady of Scientific Habits, by KORA, English [attributed], 1830 (c)

Origin

England [attributed]

Maker

KORA

Accession No

0737

Brief Description

brass planispheric astrolabe, Persian, mid-18th Century

Origin

Persia (Islamic) [Iran]

Maker

Accession No

4529.255

Brief Description

ESR Master electronic pocket calculator, by Hanimex, Hongkongese, 1976 (c)

Origin

Hong Kong

Maker

Hanimex

Accession No

1759

Brief Description

Islamic planispheric astrolabe of the 14th century, North African, by Husain b. Ali, 1309 / 1310

Origin

North Africa [attributed]; Moorish Islamic

Maker

Husain b. Ali