Accession No

5831

Brief Description

horary quadrant, paper on brass, with leather pouch, by Henry Sutton, English, 1658

Origin

England; London

Maker

Sutton, Henry

Accession No

1174

Brief Description

sector, brass, by Pierre Le Maire, French, 1750 (c)

Origin

France; Paris

Maker

Le Maire, Pierre

Accession No

4413

Brief Description

geissler vacuum tube

Origin

Maker

Accession No

0794

Brief Description

horizontal dial, inscribed “‘Tempus Fugit 1659’”, but actually a c. 1925 fake

Origin

England [tentative attribution]

Maker

fake, unknown maker

Accession No

6011

Brief Description

achromatic field hand lens, x20 magnification, in leather case, by Asahi Optical Company, Japanese, mid-20th Century

Origin

Japan

Maker

Asahi Optical Company

Accession No

0782

Brief Description

universal equinoctial dial, by J. B. Schmidt, Austrian, 1800 (c)

Origin

Austria; Vienna

Maker

Schmidt, J. B.

Accession No

6102

Brief Description

zoological wallchart depicting the head of a gnat from above and the mouth parts of the lepidoptera

Origin

Department of Zoology; University of Cambridge; UK

Maker

W. West

Accession No

1296

Brief Description

hand lens, 1800-1900 (c)

Origin

Maker

Accession No

1503

Brief Description

Wollaston type goniometer, by Cary, English, 1820 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Cary

Accession No

0896

Brief Description

universal inclining dial, 1850 (c)

Origin

Maker