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Replica of Gutenberg's Press, Featherbed Alley Printshop Museum, Bermuda
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Replica of Gutenberg's Press, Featherbed Alley Printshop Museum, Bermuda

A replica of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press at the Featherbed Alley Printshop Museum, Bermuda.
Kepler's Map of the World
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Kepler's Map of the World

A map of the world according to Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) and published in his Rudolphine Tables in 1627. (web.archive.org)
Imperial Pelican Egg by Fabergé
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Imperial Pelican Egg by Fabergé

The 1898 Imperial Pelican Egg by Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920). The egg was given by Tsar Nicholas II (r. 1894-1917) to his mother the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna. It commemorates the 100th anniversary of the charitable institutions...
Hevelius' Astronomical Telescope
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Hevelius' Astronomical Telescope

A print showing one of the astronomical telescopes built by Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) in Danzig in the 1640s. Helevius used such devices to map the surface of the Moon. (Harvard University)
Statue of Kepler, Linz
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Statue of Kepler, Linz

A modern statue of the astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) in Linz, Austria.
The Town of Colombo
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The Town of Colombo

The Town of Colombo, copper engraving, from a Dutch book, Reistogt naar en door Oostindien, Amsterdam, c. 1775, after an original engraving by Johannes Kip c. 1680.
The Battle of Kappel
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The Battle of Kappel

Image of the Battle of Kappel, 11 October 1531, by the artist Johannes Stumpf in 1548.
Hevelius & Elisabeth Using a Sextant
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Hevelius & Elisabeth Using a Sextant

A 1673 print showing Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687), the Polish astronomer, and his wife Elisabeth examining the stars using a sextant. From Hevelius's Machinae Coelestis: Pars Prior, (1673), fig. M, facing p. 222.
Revolving Miniatures Egg by Fabergé
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Revolving Miniatures Egg by Fabergé

The 1896 Revolving Miniatures Egg by Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920). The egg was given by Tsar Nicholas II (r. 1894-1917) to his wife Alexandra Feodorovna. The egg and base is made of rock crystal with enamel and diamond additions on the...
Pulling Down the Statue of King George III
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Pulling Down the Statue of King George III

On 9 July 1776, American Patriots and Sons of Liberty pull down the statue of King George III of Great Britain in New York City, shortly after George Washington read the United States Declaration of Independence. Two months later, the British...
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