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Astrologers casting horoscopes during the celebrations for the birth of Timur (1336). A miniature painting from a manuscript of Akbarnama. India; 17th century. The Akbarnama, which literally means History of Akbar, is a biographical account of Akbar, the third Mughal emperor, written in Persian. It includes vivid and detailed descriptions of his life and time.
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Astrologers casting horoscopes during the celebrations for the birth of Timur (1...

Zodiaque médical - Medical Zodiac. From "Secundum philosophorum deliramenta". Italy; 9th century CE.
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Zodiaque médical - Medical Zodiac. From "Secundum philosophorum deliramenta"....

Richard of Wallingford, Abbot of St. Albans, mathematician and inventor of a mechanical clock. He is shown seated at his desk measuring with a pair of compasses. From the History of the abbots of St Albans. 14th century. Shelfmark: Cotton Claudius E. IV Page Folio Number: f.201
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Richard of Wallingford, Abbot of St. Albans, mathematician and inventor of a mec...

Astronomical almanac. Printed from a wooden block, by rubbing, in pale brown ink. The table is surrounded by a broad border, in the lower margin of which the above title is written on a scroll. The left and right margins contain coloured figures of a man and a woman, with engraved scrolls above them. Unnamed Ephemerides. Ulm, 1478. Shelfmark: IB.6 Page Folio Number: title page
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Astronomical almanac. Printed from a wooden block, by rubbing, in pale brown ink...

Planet Jupiter (Pisces) influences the activities of merchants. From the De Sphaera manuscript,which is today considered as the most beautifully decorated astrology book of the Renaissance. illuminated manuscript; 15th century.
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Planet Jupiter (Pisces) influences the activities of merchants. From the De Spha...

Love under the influence of Planet Venus and constellation Taurus. From the De Sphaera manuscript,which is today considered as the most beautifully decorated astrology book of the Renaissance. Illuminated manuscript; 15th century.
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Love under the influence of Planet Venus and constellation Taurus. From the De S...

Tractatus de Herbis - herbal book after Dioscorides (40-90CE, ancient Greek physician, pharmacologist and botanist): sugar extraction. Illuminated manuscript; France; 15th century.
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Tractatus de Herbis - herbal book after Dioscorides (40-90CE, ancient Greek phys...

Portrait of Pliny the Elder. From the Historia Naturalis, an immense encyclopedia probably completed in 77 by the Roman writer Pliny the Elder. The Historia makes no distinction between the real and the imaginary, but provides a fascinating insight into Roman learning in the 1st century. Siena, Italy; 15th century.
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Portrait of Pliny the Elder. From the Historia Naturalis, an immense encycloped...

Atlas Coelestis - The Copernican System. 'Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas Universalis et novus, totius universi creati Cosmographiam generalem, et novam exhibens ...' Amsterdam: Apud J. Janssonium, 1660. Shelfmark: Maps.C.6.c.2 Page Folio Number: between 30-31
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Atlas Coelestis - The Copernican System. 'Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas Unive...

Copernican system - With the Sun, not the Earth at the centre of the solar system. The observed motions of the planets are described in terms of a complex set of circular orbits around the sun, this explaination later being replaced with the more elegant system of eliptical orbits. Atlas Coelestis. 'Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas Universalis et novus, totius universi creati Cosmographiam generalem, et novam exhibens ... Studio et labore Andreae Cellarii, etc' by Andreas Cellarius. Amsterdam, Apud J. Janssonium, 1660. Shelfmark: Maps.C.6.c.2 Page Folio Number: after 22
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Copernican system - With the Sun, not the Earth at the centre of the solar syste...

Louis XIII (1601-1643), King of France. From a collection of 279 colour portaits by Baltasar Moncornet. Paris; 1650 - 1660. Shelfmark: 1762.a.1 volume 1
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Louis XIII (1601-1643), King of France. From a collection of 279 colour portait...

Map of India and Pacific Ocean from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ("Theatre of the World") is considered to be the first true modern atlas. Written by Abraham Ortelius and originally printed on May 20, 1570, in Antwerp, it consisted of a collection of uniform map sheets and sustaining text bound to form a book for which copper printing plates were specifically engraved.
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Map of India and Pacific Ocean from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius....