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The oldest medical manuscript in existence. Next to it a typical student cap and gown. Background: the old courtyard of the Padua University where Nicolas Copernicus studied medicine in 1501, at the age of 28.
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The oldest medical manuscript in existence. Next to it a typical stu...

The chamber of Justice with the chair of Bishop Watzelrode, uncle of Nicolas Copernicus, his casula and the flag of Ermland. Heilsberg, Poland
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The chamber of Justice with the chair of Bishop Watzelrode, uncle...

Isaac Newton's work table in the garden of Woolsthorpe Manor, under an offspring of the famous apple tree.
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Isaac Newton's work table in the garden of Woolsthorpe Manor, under an offsprin...

The masters lodge at Trinity College. Next to the fireplace a portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, Master of the college.
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The masters lodge at Trinity College. Next to the fireplace a...

A model of an early sewing-machine invented by Joseph Madersperger, 1768-1850, the son of a tailor.
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A model of an early sewing-machine invented by Joseph Madersperger, 176...

Laboratory of Carl Auer von Welsbach, chemist (1858-1929), inventor of the Auer Gas Lamp which is still in use today. The lamp contains the Auer Stocking, made of rare earths.
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Laboratory of Carl Auer von Welsbach, chemist (1858-1929), inventor of...

Blaise Pascal's silver castigation belt, his stone cross, the manuscript of "le Memorial", and a burning candle.
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Blaise Pascal's silver castigation belt, his stone cross, the man...

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630). Oil (1627) On March 8th 1619 he formulated his third Law: "The ratio of the squares of the revolutionary periods for two planets is equal to the ratio of the cubes of their semimajor axes".
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Johannes Kepler (1571-1630). Oil (1627) On March 8th 1619 he formulated his th...

Ceremonial hall of the Hradschin. On the table the first edition of Kepler's "Astronomia nova" which was dedicated to Emperor Rudolf II, whose portrait is on the wall in the background.
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Ceremonial hall of the Hradschin. On the table the first edition of Kepler's "A...

Galileo Galilei's workroom with his table and a globe. Sentenced to seclusion by the Inquisition in Rome, he returned to his house near Florence where he wrote the "Discorsi".
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Galileo Galilei's workroom with his table and a globe. Sentenced to seclusion by...

Profile of the Suez Canal. Blue-print. The canal was built after Alois Negrelli's calculations and blue-prints.
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Profile of the Suez Canal. Blue-print. The canal was built afte...

Construction of the Semmering Railroad Line. First European mountain railroad, crossing the Semmering pass in Lower Austria. Built by Carl Ritter von Ghega (1802-1860).
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Construction of the Semmering Railroad Line. First European mountain...