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Johannes Kepler by Mackenzie
A 19th-century engraving of the astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) by Frederick Mackenzie. (Smithsonian Libraries)
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Statue of Kepler, Linz
A modern statue of the astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) in Linz, Austria.
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Kepler's Platonic Solid Universe Model
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)
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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)
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Johannes Kepler
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)
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Giants' Staircase
The Giants' Staircase, with statues of Mercury and Neptune on either side, in the courtyard of the Doge's palace, Venice, Italy.
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Hall of the Great Council, Doge's Palace, Venice
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...
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Doge's Palace, Venice
Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale), Venice.
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Russian Troops at Borodino
Line of Russian soldiers at the Battle of Borodino, part of the Panorama of Borodino by Franz Roubaud.
Battle of Borodino Museum-panorama.
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Battle of Borodino
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...
