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Badshahi Mosque
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Badshahi Mosque

Badshahi mosque, built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707 CE) in 1673-74 CE, in Lahore, Pakistan.
Second Wave Civilizations
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Second Wave Civilizations

A map illustrating the rise and spread of the Second Wave Civilizations between c. 500 BCE and 200 CE (including the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Chinese, and India).
Long Glass & Alcohol Thermometer
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Long Glass & Alcohol Thermometer

A long glass and alcohol thermometer, 18th century, perhaps Italian. (Science Museum, London)
Clinical Thermometer, c. 1800
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Clinical Thermometer, c. 1800

A c. 1800 clinical thermometer and wooden case. Its design follows that of instruments made by the Scottish anatomist and surgeon John Hunter (1728-1793). Mercury, glass, and ivory, and with a scale in Fahrenheit. (Science Museum, London)
Thermoscope
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Thermoscope

A thermoscope, an invention credited by some to Galileo (1564-1642). This type of early thermometer has a narrow tube filled with water which moves up a scale when air in the bulb is heated and so expands, pushing down the liquid. (Musée...
18th-Century Alcohol Thermometer
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18th-Century Alcohol Thermometer

An 18th-century alcohol thermometer. Made in the Netherlands between 1720 and 1750. (Science Museum, London)
Rutherford Maximun & Minimum Thermometer
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Rutherford Maximun & Minimum Thermometer

A Rutherford thermometer capable of taking minimum and maximum temperatures made in 1794 in England. (Science Museum, London)
Ancient Ruins of the Harbor at Caesarea Maritima
Image by Ron Gafni

Ancient Ruins of the Harbor at Caesarea Maritima

Ancient ruins of Herod's harbor at Caesarea Maritima, Israel.
Aerial View of Herod's Harbor
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Aerial View of Herod's Harbor

Aerial view of Herod's harbor at Caesarea Maritima, Israel.
Allied Declaration of Victory After the Battle of Leipzig
Image by Johann Peter Krafft

Allied Declaration of Victory After the Battle of Leipzig

Tsar Alexander I of Russia, Emperor Francis I of Austria, and King Frederick William III of Prussia meet after defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig (16-19 October 1813). Oil on canvas by Johann Peter Krafft, 1839. Deutsches Historisches...
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