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Science - History - 18th century

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  • A female figure with a vacuum pump; representing physics or 'natural philosophy'. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, c. 1773.
  • A female figure among astronomical apparatus: representing astronomy. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.
  • Academy or university, Portugal or Brazil: elevation. Etching.
  • Putti plan war manoeuvres on maps with the help of geometrical diagrams; representing geometry and military science. Etching by B. Picart, 1729, after himself.
  • Different attributes and displays of the arts and sciences in a classical courtyard. Engraving by Grignion after Le Clerc.
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    Putti perform an anatomical dissection on a dog; others hold a jar containing a human foetus; two more play with a spider; representing anatomy and natural history. Etching by B. Picart, 1729.

    Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733. | Date: 1729 | Reference: 25666i
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    Freemasons' symbols, from architectural instruments to cosmic symbols, with an eye looking downward. Etching, 1788.

    | Date: 1788 | Reference: 27184i
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    Different attributes and displays of the arts and sciences in a classical courtyard. Engraving by Grignion after Le Clerc.

    Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637-1714. | Reference: 26173i
    • Books

    Jefferson's shadow : the story of his science / Keith Thomson.

    Thomson, Keith Stewart. | Date: [2012], ©2012
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    The invention of science : a new history of the scientific revolution / David Wootton.

    Wootton, David, 1952- | Date: 2015
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