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Astronomy: Ptolemy and Euclid with an armillary sphere between them. Engraving.
- Date
- 1663
- Reference
- 46318i
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Publication/Creation
1663
Physical description
1 print : engraving
Lettering
Ptolomeus Aegipt(us). Euclides. Universitas rerum ut pulvis in manu Jehovae
Lettering note
"Universitas rerum ut pulvis in manu Jehovae": The universe is as a handful of dust in the hand of God. Apparently the motto of the printer Jean Antoine Huguetan (1619-1681), of Lyons
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 46318i
Type/Technique
Languages
- Latin
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores