Accession No

6539

Brief Description

12-inch globe of Mercury, by Sky and Telescope, U.S.A., 2014

Origin

U.S.A; Massachusetts; Cambridge

Maker

Sky and Telescope [manufacturer] NASA, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Carnegie Institute of Washington, and the U.S. Geological Survey [collaborative team that developed the globe’s custom base map] Brett Denevi, Nancy Chabot, and Louise Prockter [named Messenger scientists who worked on produced the map the globe is based on]

Accession No

3684

Brief Description

calculating machine by Marchant, 1942

Origin

Maker

Marchant

Accession No

6550

Brief Description

two thermometers in case, by Dr. H. Geissler Nachfolger Franz Müller, German, late 19th to early 20th century

Origin

Germany; Bonn

Maker

Dr. H. Geissler Nachfolger Franz Müller

Accession No

3579

Brief Description

portrait of Brindley by J.T. Wedgwood

Origin

London; England

Maker

Wedgwood. J.T.

Accession No

4529.260A

Brief Description

Prinztronic Executive Card electronic pocket calculator, by Dixons, Taiwanese, 1978 (c)

Origin

Taiwan

Maker

Dixons

Accession No

0401

Brief Description

box of spectacle samples, 1800-1850 (c)

Origin

Maker

Accession No

0088

Brief Description

alt-azimuth surveying instrument, possibly miner's dial, by Cary, English, 1800 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Cary

Accession No

0592

Brief Description

magic lantern slide, animated ‘ratcatcher’ scene, by Carpenter and Westley, English, 1900 (c)

Origin

England; London; 24 Regent Street

Maker

Carpenter and Westley

Accession No

6555

Brief Description

ebony cross-staff, missing vane(s), probably Dutch, 1606

Origin

Netherlands [attributed]

Maker

unknown

Accession No

3768

Brief Description

world chart of magnetic variation, by S. Bellin, French, 1765

Origin

France; Paris

Maker

Bellin, S.