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Portrait of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
A c. 1680 portrait by Jan Verkolje of the Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723). (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
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Leeuwenhoek Microscope
A model of a microscope designed and built by the Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723). The device was unique as it used not the usual glass lenses but a tiny glass bea which gave a superior magnification...
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Paris Observatory
An 18th-century engraving of the Paris Observatory, founded in 1667. Image taken from Wolf, Charles J. E. (1902) Histoire de l’Observatoire de Paris de sa fondation a 1793.
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Establishment of the French Academy and Paris Observatory
A 17th-century painting by Henri Testelin titled Establishment of the French Academy of Sciences and of Paris Observatory. Louis XIV of France (r. 1643-1715) is shown being presented the founding...
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The Royal Observatory Greenwich
A print showing the Royal Observatory in Greenwich near London, founded in 1675. Engraving by Francis Place after Robert Thacker c. 1678. (British Library, London)
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Narai Observatory
An illustration of astronomers observing a solar eclipse at the Narai Observatory in the Kingdom of Siam (Thailand) in the 1680s. From "Three Military Accounts of the 1688 Revolution in Siam" by Michael Smithies.
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Ball-play of the Women
Ball-play of the Women, Prairie du Chien, oil on canvas by George Catlin, 1835-1836.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
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Solar System by Kornmesser
An illustration of the solar system by Martin Kornmesser. From The International Astronomical Union.
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Mithraeum, Caesarea Maritima
Mithraeum, a 1st-century grain storage converted into a Mithraeum during the 3rd century CE, Caesarea Maritima, Israel.
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Byzantine Governor's Palace, Caesarea Maritima
The Praetorium, the Byzantine Governor's Palace, combining administration, financial and judicial functions, Caesarea Maritima, Israel
