Accession No

1747

Brief Description

ring dial, attributed to Thomas Wright, English, first half 18th Century

Origin

England [based on attributed maker]

Maker

T. W. [attributed to Thomas Wright]

Accession No

6692

Brief Description

tourmaline tongs, device for polarising light, 19th Century

Origin

Maker

Accession No

6735

Brief Description

2 ¾ inch Gregorian reflecting telescope, by John Bird, English, mid-18th Century

Origin

England; London; the Strand; the Sea Quadrant

Maker

Bird, John

Accession No

0341

Brief Description

Augsburg dial, by Nikolaus Rugendas, German, first half 18th century

Origin

Augsburg; Germany

Maker

Rugendas, Nikolaus [aka Nicolaus] (the 3rd)

Accession No

6741

Brief Description

vacuum coating unit model 6E4, believed to have been used to coat specimens at Blackburn Paper Mill for analysis using a Stereoscan 600 scanning electron microscope, by Edwards High Vacuum, English, 1970s

Origin

England

Maker

Edwards High Vacuum

Accession No

6494

Brief Description

catalogue of the Mensing collection, R. S. Whipple’s copy, by Frederik Muller and Company, Dutch, 1924

Origin

Netherlands; Amsterdam

Maker

Frederik Muller and Company

Accession No

3720

Brief Description

set of diaphragms

Origin

Maker

Accession No

4191

Brief Description

platinum resistance thermometer (Callendar type), by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, c. 1905

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Accession No

6616.22

Brief Description

‘Things of Science’ educational kit (Air Pollution, no. 10), by Advisory Centre for Education, English, c. 1967

Origin

Cambridge, England

Maker

Advisory Centre for Education

Accession No

2860

Brief Description

aneroid barometer and mercury-in-glass thermometer, by Edward John Dent, French and English, 1850 (c)

Origin

France; Paris and England; London

Maker

Dent, Edward John [maker and seller] Vidie, Lucien [patentee of the aneroid barometer]