1810s Scientific Instruments

A picture containing three ancient anatomical drawings, made in pencil, dated. The coeval frame, Empire style, made of Mahogany veneered wood, enriched with brass elements. Iron hook...

Rare large barometer complete with clock signed J. Walden Jersey Warranted dating from around 1810-1820. Mahogany wood case and finely worked mahogany burl with double threaded edges...

Brass telescope with mahogany handle, English manufacture, early 19th century. Focus with three extensions. Maximum length 72.5 cm, minimum 23.5 cm, focal diameter 4.5 cm. Good condi...

Microscope Wood, cardboard and colored paper Nuremberg, early 19th century It measures 12.2 in high x 4.8 in diameter (31 cm high x 12.2 cm diameter) It weighs 0.71 lb (325 g) ...

A Regency period mahogany and ebony inlaid bow fronted stick barometer with swan neck pediment above silvered scales that are signed Bate, London; the flame mahogany case with a long elegant thermometer and an urn cistern cover with ebony fluted...

John (1759-1844) and William (1786-1861) Newton Pocket Globe London, January 1, 1817 The globe is kept in its original black leather case. Diameter: Globe 3 in (7.7 cm); Case 3...

A pair of early 19th century engravings published by Thomas Kelly 1817 One depicting a armillary sphere (An armillary sphere is a model of objects in the sky, consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centered on Earth or the Sun, that represent lines of celestial longitude and latitude and other astronomically important features, such as the ecliptic. As such, it differs from a celestial globe, which is a smooth sphere whose principal purpose is to map the constellations. It was invented separately in ancient Greece and ancient China, with later use in the Islamic world and Medieval Europe) small tear to bottom right corner stains and discoloration And the second showing a Copernican (Copernican heliocentrism is the name given to the astronomical model developed by Nicolaus Copernicus and published in 1543. It positioned the Sun near the center of the Universe, motionless, with Earth and the other planets orbiting around it in circular paths modified by epicycles and at uniform speeds. The Copernican model departed from the Ptolemaic system that had prevailed for centuries, placing Earth at the center of the Universe, and is often regarded as the launching point to modern astronomy and the Scientific Revolution) Stains and discoloration to the engravings small...

Broken arch top over a hydrometer dial and thermometer, clock, barometer dial and level.

Octagonal. Oak brench sculpted with an eagle. In working order. Gilt sculpted wood. Signed and dated "Par Biesse Duron à Orléans, 1810, Selon Toricelly " Rare eagle position, ...

English mahogany banjo barometer with satinwood inlaid pinwheels, flanking conchs, engraved steel thermometer and hand chased barometer dial, all surrounded by an inlaid border. Baro...