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Harvard IBM Mark I Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (13)
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Harvard College Observatory in Peru (8)
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rectangular ivory diptych sundial

rectangular ivory diptych sundial

Georg Karner
1679-1700
rectangular ivory diptych sundial

rectangular ivory diptych sundial

Leonhart Miller
1636
octagonal ivory and wood diptych sundial

octagonal ivory and wood diptych sundial

Nicolaus Miller
circa 1650
rectangular ivory diptych sundial

rectangular ivory diptych sundial

Conrad Karner
1630
rectangular ivory diptych sundial in form of a book

rectangular ivory diptych sundial in form of a book

Thomas Ducher
1620-1645
miniature ivory and wood diptych sundial

miniature ivory and wood diptych sundial

Leonhart Andreas Karner
circa 1730
Phelps single crown receiver (or transmitter)

Phelps single crown receiver (or transmitter)

Societé du Telephone Edison
1879-1880
telephone receiver "POUR LA FRANCE" (mouthpiece?)

telephone receiver "POUR LA FRANCE" (mouthpiece?)

Telephone Bell
circa 1880
enclosed glass tube

enclosed glass tube

French
circa 1820
evacuated tube ?

evacuated tube ?

mid 19th Century
vacuum distiller

vacuum distiller

French
1850-1900
saccharimeter (polaristrobometer)

saccharimeter (polaristrobometer)

Hermann & Pfister
circa 1872
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