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Designs for a clock, Illustrations for "Saggi di naturali esperienze", Circle of Giuseppe Cocchini Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, over black chalk
Designs for a clock, Illustrations for "Saggi di naturali esperienze"
Circle of Giuseppe Cocchini
Anonymous, Italian, 17th century
1666
Portable compass dial, Claude Dunod, Gilded brass, silver, German, Düsseldorf
Portable compass dial
Claude Dunod
1714
Torricellian barometer, Mahogany; mercury, British
Torricellian barometer
British
ca.1750
Microscope, Claude-Siméon Passemant, Gilt bronze, shagreen, tinted parchment with gold tooling, steel, brass, mahogany, mirror glass, glass, French, Paris
Microscope
Optical elements by Claude-Siméon Passemant
ca. 1750
Globe with Mapping Instruments, Edme Bouchardon French, Etching and engraving
Globe with Mapping Instruments
Edme Bouchardon
Engraved by Etienne Fessard
18th century
Two Glass Containers for Scientific Experiments with Liquids, Illustrations for "Saggi di naturali esperienze", Anonymous, 17th century, Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, black chalk framing lines
Two Glass Containers for Scientific Experiments with Liquids, Illustrations for "Saggi di naturali esperienze"
Attributed to Anonymous, 17th century
1666
Astronomy (Astronomie), Etienne Delaune French, Engraving
Astronomy (Astronomie)
Etienne Delaune
1540–83
Portable barometer, Daniel Quare British, Ivory, gilt bronze; mercury, British, London
Portable barometer
Daniel Quare
ca. 1695
[Marey's Tambour], Unknown, Gelatin silver print
[Marey's Tambour]
Unknown
1907–8
Allegory of the Liberal Arts (Astronomy), Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French, Graphite
Allegory of the Liberal Arts (Astronomy)
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise
Eugène-Pierre Gourdet
second half 19th century
Folding compass dial, Brass, German silver, German
Folding compass dial
German
early 19th century
Nocturnal, Iron, silver, European
Nocturnal
European
19th century
Semi Circumferenter, John Potter American, Brass, cherry, white pine, American
Semi Circumferenter
John Potter
ca. 1790
[Child with Orrery, Tellurian, and Other Astronomical Instruments], Unknown, Salted paper print from paper negative
On loan to The Met
[Child with Orrery, Tellurian, and Other Astronomical Instruments]
Unknown
ca. 1857
Diagonal barometer and thermometer, John Patrick, Wood, walnut veneer; mercury (removed), British, London
Diagonal barometer and thermometer
John Patrick
ca. 1715
Combination portable sundial and instrument for calibrating sundials, Brass, silver, French
Combination portable sundial and instrument for calibrating sundials
French
ca. 1690–1710
[Various Recording Devices on Table], Unknown, Gelatin silver print
[Various Recording Devices on Table]
Unknown
ca. 1900
Pillar dial, Wood, Southern French
Pillar dial
Southern French
18th century
Portable equatorial sundial, Andreas Vogler, Gilded brass, German, Augsburg
Portable equatorial sundial
Andreas Vogler
ca. 1766–90
Spectacles and Telescope with Cases, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan
Spectacles and Telescope with Cases
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai
19th century
Portable equatorial sundial, Johann Mathias Willebrand, Copper, water-gilt, silver, German, Augsburg
Portable equatorial sundial
Johann Mathias Willebrand
ca. 1721–26
Portable barometer, Daniel Quare British, Walnut, gilt bronze, ivory; mercury, British, London
Portable barometer
Daniel Quare
ca. 1695
Graphometer or semicircle, Michael Butterfield, Brass, French, Paris
Graphometer or semicircle
Michael Butterfield
late 17th–early 18th century
Panel ornament (one of a pair), Gilt bronze, French
Panel ornament (one of a pair)
French
18th century
Priming Flask with Sundial and Compass, Brass, gold, silver, steel, German, probably Nuremberg
Priming Flask with Sundial and Compass
German, probably Nuremberg
late 16th century
Portable equatorial sundial, Ludewig, Brass, water-gilded and silvered; silver, German, Dresden
Portable equatorial sundial
Ludewig
ca. 1725
Pillar barometer, S. Mancel, Brass, glass, silver, ivory, oak; mercury, Dutch, Rotterdam
Pillar barometer
S. Mancel
17th century
Pocket set of drawing instruments, Peter Dollond, Case: shagreen with silver mounts; Instruments: brass, steel, ivory, British, London
Pocket set of drawing instruments
probably Peter Dollond
ca. 1755–60
Torricellian barometer, Walnut, with floral marquetry, veneered on oak; brass; glass; mercury, British, probably London
Torricellian barometer
British, probably London
ca. 1700–1710
Portable equatorial or equinoctial sundial, Angelus Lusuergh, Brass, Italian, Rome
Portable equatorial or equinoctial sundial
Angelus Lusuergh
1747
Tubular instrument (siphon), Copper
Tubular instrument (siphon)
305–30 BCE
Portable horizontal sundial, Rousselle, Brass, French, Paris
Portable horizontal sundial
Rousselle
first half 18th century
Portable horizontal nocturnal sundial and altitude sundial, Brass, water-gilt, French
Portable horizontal nocturnal sundial and altitude sundial
French
ca. 1550–82
Vertical sundial, H.W. W., Gilded brass, German or Polish
Vertical sundial
H.W. W.
19th century
Universal ring sundial, Gilded brass, German
Universal ring sundial
German
18th century
Elias Allen, Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, Etching, only state
Elias Allen
Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar
After Hendrik van der Borcht II
Sitter Elias Allen
1666
Astrolabe of ‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari, ‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari Yemini, Brass; cast and hammered, pierced, chased, inlaid with silver
Astrolabe of ‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari
‘Umar ibn Yusuf ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari
dated 690 AH/1291 CE
Traveling case, Bartholomew Newsam British, Leather and brass, partly gilded, British, London
Traveling case
Watchmaker: Bartholomew Newsam
1580–85
Universal and perpetual calendar, Silver and gilt, German
Universal and perpetual calendar
German
late 16th century
Thermometer, Louis C. Tiffany American, Gilt bronze, American
Thermometer
Designer Designed by Louis C. Tiffany
Tiffany Studios
ca. 1905–20
Bronze instrument, Bronze, Roman
Bronze instrument
Roman
1st–2nd century CE
Microscope, Brass, mahogany, British
Microscope
British
probably early 19th century

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