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The King's Gate, Corpus Christi College
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Rolling Ball Clock, Augsburg, ca 1600
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Sylva Sylvarum (London, 1627, 1651)
Gerhard Mercator’s world map of 1569
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Pay book
Naming plants
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Xylography before typography, 1423 and after
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Cylinder seal with royal hero and Bes figure
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Studiolo of Isabella d'Este
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T24: Gold daric, “King with bow and spear”, Carradice Type 3.
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Armillae aliae AEquatoriae
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Water clocks
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Clone of Jardin des Plantes in Paris (1636)
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The Cost of Books and the Cost of Living
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Russian men
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The Indian Institute
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Spain and Portugal Demarcation Lines
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Spoon of reindeer antler
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Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 13002, folios 2v-3r
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Modelling retrograde motion: the theory of epicycles
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Nova reperta: title page
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A cardboard box for concrete poetry
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French invasion of Italy, 1494
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Comparing fruits: carrot family
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