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A female figure among astronomical apparatus: representing astronomy. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.

A female figure among astronomical apparatus: representing astronomy. Etching by F.D. Née after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.

Scientific instruments and attributes of philosophy: gyroscopes, telescope, pestle and mortar, cosmological manuals, natural history specimens etc.. Lithograph by J-B-J. Jorand, 1835.

Urania, the muse of astronomy. Engraving by L. Kilian (?), 16--.

A group of figures from antiquity are led into a garden by a woman with a telescope and a hand mirror. Etching.

The castle of knowledge, flanked by the spheres of destiny and fortune. Woodcut, 1556.

A female nude draws a compass over a globe; representing astrology. Engraving attributed to G. Bonasone, 1544.

A woman representing science reads a book. Etching by A. Lurat, 18--, after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

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A woman representing science reads a book. Etching by A. Lurat, 18--, after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

Scientific instruments and attributes of philosophy: gyroscopes, telescope, pestle and mortar, cosmological manuals, natural history specimens etc.. Lithograph by J-B-J. Jorand, 1835.

A female nude draws a compass over a globe; representing astrology. Engraving attributed to G. Bonasone, 1544.

A female figure among astronomical apparatus: representing astronomy. Etching by F.D. Née after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.

Urania, the muse of astronomy. Engraving by L. Kilian (?), 16--.