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Vesalius Dissecting a Human Body
The frontispiece of On the Fabric of the Human Body (1543) by Andreas Vesalius (1514-64). The anatomist is shown making a dissection of a human body. (National Library of Medicine)
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Andreas Vesalius
A lithographic print showing the famed anatomist Andreas Vesalius (1514-64) about to dissect a human body. Lithograph by E. Milster after E. J. C. Hamman, 1849. (Wellcome Images)
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Liquid Gold
A photograph of liquid gold in a refinery.
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The Alchemists by Pietro Longhi
A 1757 oil-on-canvas painting, The Alchemists, by Pietro Longhi. (Ca' Rezzonico, Venice)
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The Alchemist Michael Sendivogius
An 1867 painting showing the Polish alchemist Michael Sendivogius (1566-1636) by Jan Matejko. (Museum of Art in Łódź, Poland)
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The Alchemist by Nanteuil
A c. 1850 lithographic print, The Alchemist, by Celestin Nanteuil. The figure is in possession of the typical apparatus of alchemy such as a condenser and furnace. (Science Museum, London)
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Herod's Harbor - A Unique Engineering Feat
As part of Herod the Great's building program, as Herod's Harbor housed 40 acres of water, with its circular configuration, to deflect extreme north-bound waves, along with the lighthouse and outsized tower...
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The Alchymist by Baillie
A 19th-century print titled 'The Alchymist', after Teniers, by W. Baillie. The alchemist is using bellows to increase the temperature of the furnace which is heating a condenser. (Science Museum, London)
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The Alchemist by Wright
A detail of The Alchemist by Joseph Wright of Derby. Oil-on-canvas painted in 1771. (Derby Museum & Art Gallery, Derby, UK)
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Sioux War Dance
War Dance, Sioux, oil on canvas by George Catlin, 1845-48.
Smithsonian American Art Museum.
