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A 19th-century engraving of the astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) by Frederick Mackenzie. (Smithsonian Libraries)

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

A diagram showing the idea of Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) that the planets of the universe were made up of Platonic solids set within each other. From Kepler's Mysterium Cosmographicum (1596)

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

A portrait of Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) the astronomer who created the then most accurate model of planetary astronomy and the laws of planetary motion. (Kepler Museum, Weil der Stadt, Germany)

The Giants' Staircase, with statues of Mercury and Neptune on either side, in the courtyard of the Doge's palace, Venice, Italy.

Hall of the Great Council, Doge's Palace, Venice. The room is 53 meters long and 25 meters wide (173 x 82 ft) and can seat 2,000 people. On the back wall is one of the largest oil paintings on canvas in the world: The Glory of Paradise by...

Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale), Venice.

Line of Russian soldiers at the Battle of Borodino, part of the Panorama of Borodino by Franz Roubaud. Battle of Borodino Museum-panorama.

Battle of Borodino, 7 September 1812; Russian General Prince Peter Bagration can be seen sitting on the ground in the center, still commanding his troops despite suffering a mortal wound. Oil on canvas painting by Peter von Hess, 1843...