Accession No

5073

Brief Description

botanical teaching diagram depicting the Phascum plant, by John Stevens Henslow, English, 1827-1861

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Henslow, John Stevens

Accession No

4529.079

Brief Description

KK 181B electronic pocket calculator, by Hitachi Ltd., Japanese, 1972 (c)

Origin

Japan; Tokyo

Maker

Hitachi Ltd.

Accession No

6809

Brief Description

nautical quadrant, calculator for plane sailing, by John Williamson, English, 1800 (c)

Origin

England; Whitehaven

Maker

Williamson, John

Accession No

6490

Brief Description

Ernst Mach-pattern wave motion machine or model, by Franz Steflitschek, Austrian, c. 1890

Origin

Austria; Vienna

Maker

Steflitschek, Franz

Accession No

4873

Brief Description

botanical wall chart depicting results of experiments on Impatiens parviflora (?), continued from chart 4875, English, 20th century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Accession No

6489

Brief Description

35cm Georg Jensch climate terrestrial globe, by Kiepert KG Berlin, German, c. 1970

Origin

Germany; Berlin

Maker

Kiepert KG

Accession No

1275

Brief Description

grand orrery (planetarium), by George Adams Snr., English, c. 1750

Origin

England; London; Fleet street

Maker

Adams, George (Snr.)

Accession No

0565

Brief Description

universal equinoctial dial, German, 18th Century

Origin

Germany

Maker

Accession No

5749.6

Brief Description

electrophorus apparatus that forms part of an electrostatic set accompanying the Van de Graaf generator Wh.5748, by Philip Harris Ltd., English, 20th Century

Origin

England; Birmingham

Maker

Philip Harris Ltd.

Accession No

6258

Brief Description

Otis King’s Patent Calculator, cylindrical slide rule, Model E, in fitted box with instruction manual and promotional material, by Carbic Ltd., English, mid-20th Century

Origin

England; London; 51 Holborn Viaduct, E.C.1

Maker

Carbic Ltd.