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MS OR Indic beta 229, Lilavati by Bhaskara

God, as a triangle representing the Trinity, pours light upon the Garden of Eden. Engraving.

The first day of Creation: God, borne by a cloud, divides the light from the darkness. Line engraving by T. de Leu after M. de Vos.

Nvova prattica astrologica di fare le direttioni secondo la via rationale, e conforme ancora al fondamento del Kepplero per via di logaritmi. Con vna centuria di varii problemi, e con il compendio delle regole de triangoli / Di F. Bonaventvra Cavalieri.

Outline of a facial profile divided geometrically. Drawing, c. 1789.

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MS OR Indic beta 229, Lilavati by Bhaskara

Nvova prattica astrologica di fare le direttioni secondo la via rationale, e conforme ancora al fondamento del Kepplero per via di logaritmi. Con vna centuria di varii problemi, e con il compendio delle regole de triangoli / Di F. Bonaventvra Cavalieri.

The first day of Creation: God, borne by a cloud, divides the light from the darkness. Line engraving by T. de Leu after M. de Vos.

MS OR Indic beta 229, Lilavati by Bhaskara

Outline of a facial profile divided geometrically. Drawing, c. 1789.