Accession No

1416

Brief Description

mercury mountain barometer, by Robinson, English, 19th c

Origin

38 Devonshire St; Portland Place; London; England

Maker

Robinson, Thomas Charles

Accession No

5244.244

Brief Description

flat bottom flask, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s

Origin

Maker

Pyrex

Accession No

1105

Brief Description

prism, reputedly owned by Isaac Newton, English [attributed], 1700 (c)

Origin

England [attributed]

Maker

Accession No

3213

Brief Description

microscope slides; circa 1835

Origin

Maker

Accession No

3551

Brief Description

instruction sheet and latitude table for Augsbury dial, by Lorenz Grassl, German, 1700-1800 (c)

Origin

Germany; Augsburg

Maker

Grassl, Lorenz

Accession No

3850

Brief Description

Mechanical model for demonstrating the centrifugal effect of the rotation of the earth, and consequent flattening at the poles. 2nd 1/2 19th C

Origin

Maker

Accession No

0143

Brief Description

microscope objective, by Andrew Ross, English, circa 1855

Origin

England; London

Maker

Ross, Andrew

Accession No

5974

Brief Description

Edinburgh students microscope by Watson & Sons, London, circa 1930

Origin

London

Maker

Watson & Sons 313 High Holborn

Accession No

5244.260

Brief Description

crystallising dish, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s

Origin

Maker

Accession No

5976

Brief Description

portable orrery, by Newton and Company, English, 1851

Origin

England; London; 3 Fleet Street

Maker

Newton and Company