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Tomb of Malpighi
The tomb of the scientist Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694), Church of Santi Gregorio e Siro, Bologna, Italy.
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Marcello Malpighi by Cignani
A 17th-century oil-on-canvas portrait by Carlo Cignani of the Italian scientist Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694).
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Portrait of Samuel Adams
Portrait of Samuel Adams (1722-1803) a politician from Massachusetts and an American Founding Father. Oil on canvas portrait by John Singleton Copley, c. 1772.
Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
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Molasses
Image of blackstrap molasses, produced in Paraguay.
Picture by Wikipedia user Badagnani, May 2008.
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George Grenville
George Grenville (1712-1770), Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1763 to 1765. Oil on canvas portrait by William Hoare, 1764.
Christ Church, Oxford.
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Biral Tapasvi (Cat Hermit)
Kalighat painting based on Bengali folklore where a cat poses as a monk on an island full of mice. The cat later proves them wrong for their initial lack of belief through saintly behavior. He then consumes the offspring...
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Ravana Abducting Sita
This Kalighat painting depicts a scene from the Sanskrit epic, Ramayana where Ravana, a demon, abducts Sita, the wife of Rama. Jatayu, a demigod and a follower of Rama tries to rescue Sita. This painting originates from Kolkata...
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Krishna and Balrama
This Kalighat painting depicts Krishna and his friend, Balarama. It originates from Kolkata, India, and is made on paper with watercolor and tin alloy. It is dated around 1890s (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)
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North America in the French and Indian War 1754–1763 - A Colonial War and the Roots of American Revolution
This map illustrates the course and key developments of the French and Indian War (1754–1763), the North American theater of the global Seven Years' War between...
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Memorial
The memorial in Oude Learl, Delft, the Netherlands to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), the most important microscopist of the Scientific Revolution.
