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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
Torricellian barometer, Mahogany; mercury, British
Torricellian barometer
British
ca.1750
Portable compass dial, Claude Dunod, Gilded brass, silver, German, Düsseldorf
Portable compass dial
Claude Dunod
1714
Portable barometer, Daniel Quare British, Ivory, gilt bronze; mercury, British, London
Portable barometer
Daniel Quare
ca. 1695
Combination portable sundial and instrument for calibrating sundials, Brass, silver, French
Combination portable sundial and instrument for calibrating sundials
French
ca. 1690–1710
Folding compass dial, Brass, German silver, German
Folding compass dial
German
early 19th century
Nocturnal, Iron, silver, European
Nocturnal
European
19th century
Globe with Mapping Instruments, Edme Bouchardon French, Etching and engraving
Globe with Mapping Instruments
Edme Bouchardon
Engraved by Etienne Fessard
18th century
Semi Circumferenter, John Potter American, Brass, cherry, white pine, American
Semi Circumferenter
John Potter
ca. 1790
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David French, Oil on canvas
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)
Jacques Louis David
1788
Portable equatorial sundial, Andreas Vogler, Gilded brass, German, Augsburg
Portable equatorial sundial
Andreas Vogler
ca. 1766–90
Pillar dial, Wood, Southern French
Pillar dial
Southern French
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
Horary Quadrant, Muhammad ibn Mahmud, Brass; cast, incised
Horary Quadrant
Muhammad ibn Mahmud
10th century
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
Astronomy (Astronomie), Etienne Delaune French, Engraving
Astronomy (Astronomie)
Etienne Delaune
1540–83
Wineglass, Glass, German, Thuringia
Wineglass
German, Thuringia
ca. 1730
Scientific Instruments: Maker of Meterological Instruments
Publisher Henry J. Green
1895–1910
The Jabach Family, Charles Le Brun French, Oil on canvas
The Jabach Family
Charles Le Brun
ca. 1660
Torricellian barometer, Ebony, gilt; mercury, British
Torricellian barometer
British
ca.1745
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
Planispheric Astrolabe, Muhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi Iranian, Brass and steel; cast and hammered, pierced and engraved
Planispheric Astrolabe
Muhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi
dated 1065 AH/1654–55 CE
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, Francesco di Giorgio Martini Italian, Walnut, beech, rosewood, oak and fruitwoods in walnut base, Italian, Gubbio
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1478–82
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
Sundial, Goldsmith Chandlee American, Brass, mahogany, American
Sundial
Goldsmith Chandlee
ca. 1800
Set of three hooks for espagnolettes, Gilt bronze, French
Set of three hooks for espagnolettes
French
18th century
Plaque, Gilt bronze, French
Plaque
French
late 18th century
Frontispiece from Thomas Sprat's "The History of the Royal Society of London", Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, Etching, only state
Frontispiece from Thomas Sprat's "The History of the Royal Society of London"
Multiple artists/makers
1667
Diagonal barometer and thermometer, John Patrick, Wood, walnut veneer; mercury (removed), British, London
Diagonal barometer and thermometer
John Patrick
ca. 1715
Cover, Gilt bronze, French
Cover
French
18th century
Portrait of George Graham, Thomas Hudson British, Red chalk
Portrait of George Graham
Thomas Hudson
Sitter George Graham
ca. 1739
Astrolabe, Regiomontanus, Copper alloy, German or Italian
Astrolabe
Regiomontanus
1462
Torricellian barometer, Mahogany; mercury, British
Torricellian barometer
British
ca. 1760
[Marey's Tambour], Unknown, Gelatin silver print
[Marey's Tambour]
Unknown
1907–8
Historic Detour (Scenarios), Robert Rauschenberg American, Inkjet print mounted to aluminum composite panel (diptych)
Historic Detour (Scenarios)
Robert Rauschenberg
2006
Dinner Plate, Dihl et Guérhard French, Porcelain, French, for American market
Dinner Plate
Attributed to Dihl et Guérhard
1800–1815
Torricellian barometer, Walnut, with floral marquetry, veneered on oak; brass; glass; mercury, British, probably London
Torricellian barometer
British, probably London
ca. 1700–1710
The Celestial Globe-Southern Hemisphere, Albrecht Dürer German, Woodcut
The Celestial Globe-Southern Hemisphere
Albrecht Dürer
1515
Elias Allen, Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, Etching, only state
Elias Allen
Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar
After Hendrik van der Borcht II
Sitter Elias Allen
1666
Frontispiece of "Aerarium Philosophiae Mathematicae" by Mario Bettini, Francesco Curti Italian, Engraving
Frontispiece of "Aerarium Philosophiae Mathematicae" by Mario Bettini
Francesco Curti
Author Mario Bettini
1648
[Various Recording Devices on Table], Unknown, Gelatin silver print
[Various Recording Devices on Table]
Unknown
ca. 1900
Wheel barometer, John Whitehurst British, Mahogany, British, Derby
Wheel barometer
John Whitehurst
ca. 1770

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