Science in the 18th Century

Model of a machine which uses a series of ladles to lift water, made by Stephen Demainbray, teacher of George III.

• Ladle machine, 1754

• Theodolite, mid 18th century.

• Electrical chimes

The centrepiece of a set of scientific instruments made for King George III in 1761.

• Philosophical table, 1761

• Plate electrical machine, 1770.

Silhouette of Stephen Charles Triboudet Demainbray (1710-1782)

• Stephen Charles Triboudet Demainbray, electrician and astronomer, silhouette, 18th century

Reconstruction of the Boyle-Hooke vacuum pump of 1659.

• The Boyle-Hooke vacuum pump, 1659.

One of the first mechanical models of the solar system, made for the Earl of Orrery.

• Original orrery planetary model by John Rowley, 1712-1713