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Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), father of international law (1631)
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Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), father of international law (1631)

Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687), Dutch poet and friend of artists, father of the physician Christiaan Huygens. Oil on wood, 99 x 84 cm On loan to the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687), Dutch poet and friend of artists, father of th...

Nicolaus Copernicus, astronomer (1473-1543). Portrait from his xenotaph in Saint John's Church, Torun, Poland.
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Nicolaus Copernicus, astronomer (1473-1543). Portrait from his xenota...

Galileo Galilei, astronomer (1564-1642). Canvas, 57 x 40 cm Inv. 7976
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Galileo Galilei, astronomer (1564-1642). Canvas, 57 x 40 cm...

Trial of Galileo Galilei before the Inquisition, 1633. The scientist and astronomer proved Copernicus' and Kepler's theories of a sun-centered system, a theory the Catholic Church had declared erroneous.
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Trial of Galileo Galilei before the Inquisition, 1633. The scientist and astron...

Meridian in form of a column. Ivory (1638)
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Meridian in form of a column. Ivory (1638)

Troops mass outside the Vienna Imperial Palace, shouting for "Nandl", Emperor Ferdinand II, to appear. The scene marked the beginning of the Thirty Years War in 1618.
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Troops mass outside the Vienna Imperial Palace, shouting for "Nandl", Em...

The library in the small house of Baruch Spinoza, (1632-1677) Jewish philosopher, in Rijnsburg near Leiden, Netherlands. Spinoza lived in Leiden between 1660 and 1663; apart from his philosophical studies, he also ground optical lenses.
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The library in the small house of Baruch Spinoza, (1632-1677) Jewish philo...

The grinding lathe for optical lenses in philosopher Baruch Spinoza's house in Rijnsberg near Leiden, Netherlands. Spinoza (1632-1677) lived in Rijnsberg between 1660 and 1663. Next to his philosophical studies, he also ground optical lenses.
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The grinding lathe for optical lenses in philosopher Baruch Spinoza's house i...

Alchemist's medal, a present to Emperor Leopold I from the alchemist and "gold-maker" Johann Wenzel Seyler von Reinburg, who hoped to secure the Emperor's patronage. Portraits of members of the Habsburg family, Leopold I in center. Gold-silver alloy, 37.5x 30 cm, Vienna 1677
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Alchemist's medal, a present to Emperor Leopold I from the alchemist and "gold-...

Books and instruments from Jefferson's architectural library.
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Books and instruments from Jefferson's architectural library.

"Niemals Zurueck!" Two Austrian officers, Julius von Payer(1852-1915) and Karl Weyprecht (1838-1881), discovered and named Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic in 1873/1874.
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"Niemals Zurueck!" Two Austrian officers, Julius von Payer(1852-1915) and Kar...