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Science - History - 18th century
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Wonders and the order of nature, 1150-1750 / Lorraine Daston, Katharine Park.
Daston, Lorraine, 1951-Date: 1998- Pictures
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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: 1729Reference: 25666i- Books
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Nature's body : gender in the making of modern science / Londa Schiebinger.
Schiebinger, Londa LDate: 2013- Pictures
Freemasons' symbols, from architectural instruments to cosmic symbols, with an eye looking downward. Etching, 1788.
Date: 1788Reference: 27184i- Pictures
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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