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Inventions: various items including fountains, a Greek-key fret, and a fourchee. Engraving by T. Jeffrys.

A futuristic vision: the advance of technology leads to rapid transport, sophisticated tastes among the masses, mechanization, and extravagant building projects. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829.

Engineering: a centring chuck mechanism for a lathe, elevations, cross-section, and details. Engraving by E. Turrell after J. Clement.

Lampas: or, descriptions of some mechanical improvements of lamps & waterpoises. Together with some other physical and mechanical discoveries / Made by Robert Hooke.

Three inventions: a torsion-bar for measuring forces, a drill-bit, and a lens. Engraving by Mutlow, c. 1812, after J. Farey.

Inventions: various illustrations taken from mediaeval or later manuscripts. Process print, 1905.

Textiles: a spring pen-holder and parallel rule (above), a rack for stretching woollen fabric (below). Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

Bioengineering - equipment being assembled

Textiles: a cotton spinning wheel. Engraving by Eastgate.

Hydraulics: a water-wheel with a pressure relieving device, end elevation and plan. Engraving by J. B. Taylor after J. Pinchback.

W. Tebb, Premature Burial and how it may be

The mechanics' magazine, museum, register, journal, and gazette. No. 1128, Saturday, March 22, 1845 / edited by J.C. Robertson.

Connected : how trains, genes, pineapples, piano keys, and a few disasters transformed Americans at the dawn of the Twentieth Century / Steven Cassedy.

Machinery: a steam-hammer and operatives. Wood engraving, c.1870 (?).

Histoire de la pensée médicale contemporaine : évolutions, découvertes, controverses / sous la direction de Bernardino Fantini et Louise L. Lambrichs ; [contributions de] R. Ankeny [and others] ; traductions de S. M. Halle, L. L. Lambrichs et C. Pilini.

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Inventions

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The mechanics' magazine, museum, register, journal, and gazette. No. 1128, Saturday, March 22, 1845 / edited by J.C. Robertson.

Connected : how trains, genes, pineapples, piano keys, and a few disasters transformed Americans at the dawn of the Twentieth Century / Steven Cassedy.

Lampas: or, descriptions of some mechanical improvements of lamps & waterpoises. Together with some other physical and mechanical discoveries / Made by Robert Hooke.

Machinery: a steam-hammer and operatives. Wood engraving, c.1870 (?).

Histoire de la pensée médicale contemporaine : évolutions, découvertes, controverses / sous la direction de Bernardino Fantini et Louise L. Lambrichs ; [contributions de] R. Ankeny [and others] ; traductions de S. M. Halle, L. L. Lambrichs et C. Pilini.

Inventions

Images from the collections

Images referencing Inventions

Works from the collections

The mechanics' magazine, museum, register, journal, and gazette. No. 1128, Saturday, March 22, 1845 / edited by J.C. Robertson.

Connected : how trains, genes, pineapples, piano keys, and a few disasters transformed Americans at the dawn of the Twentieth Century / Steven Cassedy.

Lampas: or, descriptions of some mechanical improvements of lamps & waterpoises. Together with some other physical and mechanical discoveries / Made by Robert Hooke.

Machinery: a steam-hammer and operatives. Wood engraving, c.1870 (?).

Histoire de la pensée médicale contemporaine : évolutions, découvertes, controverses / sous la direction de Bernardino Fantini et Louise L. Lambrichs ; [contributions de] R. Ankeny [and others] ; traductions de S. M. Halle, L. L. Lambrichs et C. Pilini.

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