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Kutuzov and His Staff Decide to Retreat from Moscow
After the Battle of Borodino, Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov meets with his staff at Fili village on 13 September 1812. After a heated argument, Kutuzov decides to abandon Moscow in order to...
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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)
