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The key to miniaturisation: the Fusee, early 15th century
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From decoration to illustration
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The mechanical clock: origin and purpose
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Common-sense interpretation: concentric spheres in uniform circular motion around the stationary earth
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Clone of The spread of botanical gardens outside Italy
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VI.1 The Reformation and the universities: continuity or change?
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Invention of the spyglass, 1608
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Statue of Darius from Susa
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T24: Gold daric, “King with bow and spear”, Carradice Type 3.
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Arcimboldo, Rudolf II as Vertumnus (1590-1591)
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Draft of a letter from Edward Burnett Tylor to Robert Hanley Hall, 11 June 1899
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A map of the spread of printing in Europe
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Плакат «Приучайте детей к труду» (Кыргызстан)
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Philosophers guiding research
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Tabule astronomice Alfonsi Regis (Venice, 1492)
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Watercolour painting by Alfred Robinson of Star House Pole
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Lithograph of a Swedish man and woman
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Domenico Gargiulo, Piazza del Mercato
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Nevada-Semipalatinsk pennant (Kazakhstan)
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The Drake Chair - Divinity Schools, Bodleian Library
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Mystics
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The Little Blue Book
Albert Eckhout, African Woman (1641)
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Finnish boy
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