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Science - History - 17th century

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  • A classical courtyard filled with natural philosophers, scientists and artists. Engraving after S. Le Clerc.
  • Two merchants and a woman at a table; representing arithmetic. Etching by C. Schut after himself.
  • Hennig Brand, the German alchemist, discovering phosphorus. Etching, 19th century.
  • A male and female warrior dispute over a child lying prone underneath; representing rhetoric. Etching by C. Schut.
  • Chemists and workers operating distilling apparatus in a laboratory. Engraving by P. Galle (?) after J. van der Straet.
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    An elderly alchemist sitting next to his equipment. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.

    | Date: 1698 | Reference: 36157i
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    Demonstrations of the arts and sciences in a classical courtyard. Etching by J. Sturt after S. Le Clerc.

    Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637-1714. | Reference: 26183i
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    Two merchants and a woman at a table; representing arithmetic. Etching by C. Schut after himself.

    Schut, Cornelis, 1597-1655. | Reference: 25770i
    Part of: Septem artes liberales
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    Jesuit science and the end of nature's secrets / Mark A. Waddell.

    Waddell, Mark | Date: [2015]
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    Apollo, god of literature, plays his harp; a town goes about its rituals. Engraving by J. Sadeler after J. van der Straet, 1594.

    Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605. | Date: 1594 | Reference: 26106i
    Part of: Schema seu speculum principium
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