Accession No

5247

Brief Description

optical toy “La Newtonienne Toupie Spectrale” with instruction booklet, by Pelluard (booklet at least), French, 4/4 19th Century

Origin

France; Paris; 225 Rue Saint-Jacques

Maker

Pelluard [booklet printer, attributed maker]

Accession No

6854

Brief Description

early electrical machine, English, 1830 (c)

Origin

England

Maker

Accession No

0867

Brief Description

reflecting telescope, Gregorian, English [attributed], 1730 (c)

Origin

England [attributed]

Maker

Accession No

1716

Brief Description

string-gnomon dial, German, 18th C

Origin

Germany

Maker

Accession No

2752

Brief Description

reflecting telescope, Gregorian, by Nairne and Blunt, circa 1793

Origin

England; London

Maker

Nairne and Blunt

Accession No

0570

Brief Description

plane table compass, by Pierre Baillou, Italian, c. 1750

Origin

Duchy of Milan, Holy Roman Empire [now Italy]; Milan

Maker

Baillou, Pierre

Accession No

3575

Brief Description

portrait of Laplace by Posselwhite

Origin

England

Maker

Posselwhite. J

Accession No

4232

Brief Description

micrometer, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1914 (c)

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Accession No

4998

Brief Description

botanical wallchart depicting three forms of flowers of Lythrum salicaria, by L. Kny and C. Müller, German, 1850-1967

Origin

Germany; Berlin

Maker

Kny, L. [artist] Müller, C. [artist] Meyn, W. A. [lithographer] Wiegandt, Hempel and Parey [publisher]

Accession No

4529.314A

Brief Description

Rockwell 64RD electronic pocket calculator, by Rockwell International, Japanese, 1976

Origin

Japan

Maker

Rockwell International, Microelectronic Product Division Anaheim California USA