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Equatorial telescope. A brass telescope mounted on a set of large, ornate brass wheels with finely graduated scales on them.
Universal equatorial instrument. 18th century instrument for positional measurement of stars with telescope mounted on an equatorial mount having finely graduated scales. Brass with 18" circles. Originally made by Sisson. Afterwards divided anew,…
Graham's deadbeat escapement model. Brass model of an escapement consisting of a 60 second clock face behind which is a toothed wheel which is struck alternately by the ends of a curved brass arm connected to a spindle. The spindle would have a pendulum attached to it.
Brass and wooden model of escapement with 60 second face. Pendulum ( ABDNP200022b ) fits on rear. Holes on right of base probably for small pulley wheel, now missing. Dial marked in seconds and labelled every 10 seconds. Escapement wheel 152 mm…
Hadley's octant. An triangular ebony frame shaped like a section of a circle, with an ivory scale along the curved outer edge. A brass arm with a small scale and a screw at the end reaches from the point of the frame to the outer edge and can be rotated along it. There are three black glass discs in hinged brass frames on one side and the whole instrument stands flat on small brass legs.
Ebony frame with ivory scale having anchor engraved at its centre, calibrated in degrees, micrometer adjustment & Vernier to 1' arc. 1 green shade, 2 red shades. Double pin-hole site with moveable cover across a single pin-hole. Forerunner of the…
Insulating stand. A thin brass disc about 15 centimetres wide on a glass pillar with a turned wooden base.
Wooden base with glass pillar and brass table for electrostatic experiments.
Magdeburg hemispheres. Two dark brass hollow hemispheres which fit together, with bright brass handles projecting from the top of each hemisphere. One has a short handle, the other has a long handle with a valve.
Demonstration of the great power of air pressure. When the comparatively small hemispheres are evacuated they are very difficult to pull apart, requiring a foce exceeding 400 N. Thick-walled brass hemispheres with central rim; one handle post with 2…
McCulloch's mariner's compass. A large compass consisting of a wide ring of card printed with directions and a degree scale, covered with glass and fixed on a steel strip screwed to a conical projection underneath. The compass is on a brass gimbal mount in a wooden box.
McCulloch's patent compass in oak box without lid. Card marked in degrees, in quadrants . Embedded brass disc inside box ' Univ. Abdn. Nat. Phil. ' In single gimbals. Patent No 1663 (1788). One of only a few in museums throughout the world.
Metal hearts. A wooden box with five heart shaped cavities inside which are an iron, a copper, a brass and a lead heart. One is missing.
Unsigned but very similar to the specimen in the George III collection. Complete with ivory-sided compass with transparent base. Hinged box has cut-outs for five metal hearts, only four are contained in the box. Various non magnetic metals. Gold…
Notebook. An open manuscript book with a diagram of two connected toothed wheels, one smaller than the other, with weights hanging from them, and explanatory text.
Lecture notes of Patrick Copland by John Michell on Natural Philosophy
348 pages on a course of lectures in natural philosophy delivered in the session 1807-1808 by Patrick Copland, Professor of Natural Philosophy. An intoduction to the subject…
348 pages on a course of lectures in natural philosophy delivered in the session 1807-1808 by Patrick Copland, Professor of Natural Philosophy. An intoduction to the subject…
Notebook. An open manuscript book with a drawing of a mountain with a plumbline on either side and explanatory text.
Lecture notes of Patrick Copland by John Michell on Natural Philosophy
348 pages on a course of lectures in natural philosophy delivered in the session 1807-1808 by Patrick Copland, Professor of Natural Philosophy. An intoduction to the subject…
348 pages on a course of lectures in natural philosophy delivered in the session 1807-1808 by Patrick Copland, Professor of Natural Philosophy. An intoduction to the subject…
Notebook. An open manuscript book with a simple diagram of the solar system. The planets are illustrated simple details like stripes for Jupiter and a ring for Saturn. The orbits are shown as circles and the apparent size of the sun from each planet depicted.
Lecture notes of Patrick Copland by William Corbet on Natural Philosophy
Two volumes of lecture notes of Patrick Copland by William Corbet, on the subject of Natural Philosophy. Topics include: laws of motion, hydraulics, pneumatics, electricity,…
Two volumes of lecture notes of Patrick Copland by William Corbet, on the subject of Natural Philosophy. Topics include: laws of motion, hydraulics, pneumatics, electricity,…