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Revolutionary Technology

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Revolutionary Technology

Objects displayed in the "Revolutionary Technology" exhibition on the 3rd floor of the Science Center, History of Science Department lobby

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surveyor's Y level
Benjamin Martin
Date: circa 1765
Accessories: small wooden base made by Ebenezer Gay in 1976
Object number: 0068a
dip circle
Edward Nairne
Date: 1765
Accessories: Small magnifying glass on end of box to assist in aligning the dip needle.
Object number: 0026
octant
Benjamin Martin
Date: 1764
Accessories: small brass scope with brass and ivory holder.
Object number: 0007
sector with folding square
Benjamin Martin
Date: 1760-1770
Object number: DW0501
sector
Michel Cadot
Date: 1733
Object number: 5453
DW0338--view of items in chest
Nairne and Blunt
Date: 1774-1793
Object number: DW0338a-o
print of engraving of Boston Light
Samuel Hill
Date: 1957
Accessories: notecard with information on engraving (in object file)
Object number: 1998-1-1101a
profile of a house with lightning rod
George Adams (I)
Date: circa 1765
Accessories: brass ball and fitting on top of the lightning conductor
Object number: 0017
double-barreled air pump
Benjamin Martin
Date: circa 1770
Accessories: bell jar
Object number: DW0893
View of clock in its exhibit case.
Richard F. Bond
Date: circa 1867
Object number: 2503a
hydraulic siphon
Edward Nairne
Date: 1750-1770
Object number: DW0156
portable orrery
Peter & John Dollond
Date: circa 1787
Accessories: case
Object number: DW0701