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Medieval European cartography, c. 1280: speculative and symbolic
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Map of the New World, 1544
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Gunpowder in the Nova reperta
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Rolling Ball Clock, Augsburg, ca 1600
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Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1875)
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Балаган (Центральная Азия)
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Tradition
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The phases of Venus, 1610-23
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Nova reperta: the mechanical clock
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Aristotle's four elements and Galen's four humours
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Hooke's microscope, 1665
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Russian man and boy
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Andrea Palladio, Il Redentore Church, Venice (1575-1576)
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Between two worlds: The Danby Gate to the Physic Garden in Oxford, 1632-3
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From decoration to illustration
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Johanninpoika Marataja
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Diana on a centaur, 1602-6
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"Homesteads for Women" by Fanny Shepherd.
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Missions to India
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Comenius
'Pseudodoxia Epidemica' manuscript (17th century)
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A kiss from your daddy
Necklace with acorn pendants from the Lydian Treasure
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Studiolo of Francesco I de' Medici: Introduction
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