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Invention of the spyglass, 1608
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The Life of Sir Thomas Browne
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Ewer formed from a Seychelles nut, Prague, 1602
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Astrolabe table clock, Nuremberg, ca 1686
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An anatomical landmark: Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica libri septem, 1543
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IV.5 The method for debating questions: the disputation
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Siege of Constantinople (1453)
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Pitt Rivers Museum, east end of the Court (print)
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Machinae coelestis: engraved Plate by the author (p. 372)
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Technological innovation, c. 1580
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Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 17403, folios 4r-4v
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Astrological tool
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John Fell's (1625-1686) plate
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Rice fields (Central Asia)
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Great azimuth semicircle
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Islamic Alchemy: A Primer
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Verses to Tycho Brahe by Oliger Rosenkrantz
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Medieval vs early modern fortifications
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Drawing of Ukonsaari
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The King and the Bodleian
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Alchemical Pestle and Mortar
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‘Bosnian Belle’
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VI.1 The Reformation and the universities: continuity or change?
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The mariner's astrolabe: an iconic instrument
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