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Cabinet - Sources

Proscholium and its facade, 1610-12
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Three Wartime Photos of Usmon Akramov (Tajikistan)
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Indian Institute
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Saami group
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Illustrations
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University Church
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"Homesteads for Women" by Fanny Shepherd.
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Childrens' Socks (Kazakhstan)
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Redesigning the college library: Merton, 1589-90
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Examination Papers (1975-6)
Heavy artillery before gunpowder: the trebuchet
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Philosophical Transactions, no. 178 (1685)
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August of Saxony by Lucas Cranach jr., 1572
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Drawing of the church at Piteå
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Islam in the 9th Century
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The mechanical clock: origin and purpose
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Supplement regarding the subdivision and dioptre of the instruments, fol. 44r
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Print: "Mother's Hens", the Grain Grower's Guide, May 19, 1915
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Ribeiro planisphere of 1529
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Lithograph of building at Ornäs
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University botanical gardens: Padua, 1543
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A map of the spread of printing in Europe
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Хлопковые весы (Таджикистан)
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Summary chronology of early printing
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