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Modelling retrograde motion: the theory of epicycles
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Russian fruit seller
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Venetian territories and trade routes
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An Ethiopian mahdar
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Bodleian, MS Ashmole 5, fol. 34v
Different "Dantes" for the 20th Century
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Anatomical Theatres
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The Waldseemüller map, 1507
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Another azimuth quadrant of brass
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Cataloguing the Physick Garden (1648 and 1658)
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Depictions of the Council of Trent
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Common-sense interpretation: concentric spheres in uniform circular motion around the stationary earth
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Two kingfishers
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Embriachi Casket (3D)
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Rice fields (Central Asia)
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T11: Silver stater struck at Tarsos, c. 410-385 BC.
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The First 20 Years, 1450-1470: Earliest specimens in print
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Modelling the movements of the heavens
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Architecture: Serlio's Five Books of Architecture, 1537-51
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Russian bread seller
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Studiolo of Francesco I: The Fire Wall
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Dedication (concluded)
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The Suitcase (Kazakhstan)
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Русско-таджикский словарь философской терминологии (Таджикистан)
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