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A new invented wheel for Mills, to work by the flowing of Tides, invented by Simon Willard, Junr. a native of Massachusetts, New England

"5 jars shewing the results of Dr. [George] Hunter's analysis of City Pump Water, viz. 220 gallons of Water evaporated yielded 24 ox. common salt, 32 oz. Salt Petre, 17 oz. Magnesia, and 12 oz. Lime

A compleat Model of a Pentagon Fortification and Out-works, according to Monsieur Vauban

canoe

A Model of a Canoe, such as the inhabitants of the North West Coast of America use to catch Sea Otters

A Model of Redheffer's Perpetual Motion, made by Mr. Isaiah Lukens

Thermometer invented by and pres[ente]d by Mr. Edward Clark

Glass case containing an artificial singing Bird, prepared by Franklin Peale

A dried preperation of a human Arm with Arteries and Vains, Injected

A dried preperation of human heart, with the Arteries and Veins Injected

A large looking Glass of which has been mad[e] an Electrical Plate 37 inches diameter

gall

Plaster Head, to show the original System of Craniolgoy, by Dr. Gall

New Magic Lanthorn slides, which have just been received from Europe

Wooden models of crystals

A Page of Stereotype

Plaister Cast of an Anatomical Horse by Miller