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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 155: Mechanism of screw-jack for lifting a door from its hinges

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Can be operated by a single person, easily and with little noise. See Plate 156 for illustration of this screw-jack in operation.

  Mechanics: worm and worm gear.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Jackscrews, Machinery
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  Photographs

  Beckman Type RS Dynograph

  • Undated

  Beckman Instruments began producing dynographs in 1961.

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 154: For breaking the bolt off a door

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Can be operated by a single person, easily and with little noise.

  Mechanics: wrenches.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Jackscrews, Machinery
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  Photographs

  Beckman 8-Track Recorder

  • Undated

  • Photographer Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  3 items
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 153: Bridge for crossing a city or fortress water moat

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Bridge composed of boat-like floating sections, positioned by pulling them into alignment via a heavy and tethered arrow shot into the scarp.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Movable bridges, Military bridges, Bridges, Machinery
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  Photographs

  Beckman ACTA V spectrophotometer

  • 1970s

  The ACTA V was a UV-visible spectrophotometer, first released in 1970.

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Ultraviolet spectroscopy, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  3 items
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 152: Bridge for crossing a city or fortress water moat

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Bridge composed of broad-bottomed boats, paddled via an internal crank, positioned with a rudder, and fastened together.

  Monogrammed "JG" on rock at lower right.

  Mechanics: horizontal crankshaft.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Movable bridges, Military bridges, Bridges, Machinery
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  Photographs

  Beckman Type N Dynograph Recorder

  • Undated

  Beckman Instruments began producing dynographs in 1961.

  • Photographer Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  3 items
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 151: Bridge for crossing a very deep river

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Bridge composed of boats, positioned with oars, anchored in place, and connected by unfolding doubled-over bridge sections. See Plate 150 for the transportation of components of bridge by horse.

  Monogrammed "JG" on…

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Movable bridges, Military bridges, Bridges, Machinery
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 150: Section of a bridge transported by horse

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  See Plate 151 for the assembly of this bridge.

  Monogrammed "JG" on rock at lower left.

  Mechanics: winch.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Movable bridges, Military bridges, Bridges, Machinery
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  Photographs

  Beckman Immunochemistry Analyzer

  • After 1977

  Beckman Instruments debuted an Immunochemistry Analyzer in 1977 and an Auto ICS (Immunochemistry System) in 1980.

  • Photographer Karjalas' Photo Vision
  • Subject Immunochemistry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  3 items
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plates 148 & 149: Bridge for crossing a river with shallow water

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Bridge with retracting sections, supported in the water by legs.

  Mechanics: winch; roller guides.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Movable bridges, Military bridges, Bridges, Machinery
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  3 items
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 147: Bridge for crossing a city or fortress water moat

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Bridge sections composed of trapezoidal prisms are transported rolled up. Unrolled, the sections are connected together with hinges, and the bridge floats on the water.

  Mechanics: winch; ratchet; projectile throwing…

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Movable bridges, Military bridges, Bridges, Machinery
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  Photographs

  Beckman Model CP Constant Flow Paper Electrophoresis Cell, Fraction Collector, and Constat power supply

  • Undated

  Electrophoresis uses an electric field to separate particles in a medium (like a gel) based on their size, charge, or a binding affinity.

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Electrophoresis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Paper electrophoresis, Electrophoresis--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Photographs

  Infotronics Model CRS-100 Integrator

  • Undated

  Houston, Texas-based Infotronics introduced the CRS-100 in 1967.

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Integrators, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 146: Bridge for crossing a city or fortress water moat

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  This machine uses the principle of Nürnberg scissors, which are also known as Narrenschere (fool's scissors).

  Mechanics: winch; Nürnberg scissors.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Movable bridges, Military bridges, Bridges, Machinery
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  3 items
  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 145: Bridge for crossing a city or fortress moat

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Bridge with retracting sections.

  Mechanics: capstan bars; winch; lantern and rack; roller guides.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Movable bridges, Military bridges, Bridges, Machinery
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  Photographs

  Beckman/Spinco Model 120B Amino Acid Analyzer

  • Undated

  First marketed in 1960, the Beckman/Spinco Model 120 Amino Acid Analyzer used the Spackman-Stein-Moore technique of amino acid chromatography.

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, Inc. Spinco Division, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Amino acids--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 172: Crane for lifting heavy weights

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; flywheel; lewis.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Cranes, derricks, etc., Machinery
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  Photographs

  Spinco Model 160 Physiological Gas Analyzer

  • Undated

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Beckman Instruments, Inc. Spinco Division, Gases--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Medical electronics, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 171: Crane for lifting heavy weights

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Especially useful in the construction of large buildings.

  Mechanics: hand crank; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; rope drive; flywheel.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Cranes, derricks, etc., Machinery
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  Photographs

  Beckman Model LB-1 Medical Gas Analyzer

  • Undated

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Beckman Instruments, Inc. Spinco Division, Gases--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Rare books, Engravings

  Plate 170: Crane for lifting heavy weights

  • Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

  • 1588

  Mechanics: internal vertical treadwheel; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear.

  • Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
  • Subject Cranes, derricks, etc., Machinery
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  Photographs

  Beckman Model 24 spectrophotometer with vacuum control and printer

  • 1970s

  Beckman's Model 24 was a double-beam visible light spectrophotometer.

  • Photographer Photomation
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Optical spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Photographs

  Beckman Model DU spectrophotometer with vacuum control and printer

  • Undated

  The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company was still called National Technical Laboratories. Spurred by employee Howard Cary (who had previously been involved in pH meter…

  • Photographer Photographers III
  • Subject Ultraviolet spectroscopy, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.