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The cherubim on the left hang rings from magnets. The cherubim on the right hold compasses at different distances from a rod.

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The cherubim in the top illustration experiment with magnets and metal objects, such as keys and rings. The cherubim in the bottom illustration experiment with magnets and knives. The two angels in the middle magnetize the knives they are holding,…

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A fold-out illustration depicting astronomical instruments.

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Frontispiece of Nova demonstratio immobilitatis terrae petita ex virtvte magnetica

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Kepler describes the alignment of the platonic solids in the solar system. The four illustrations depict flattened views from within the octahedron looking out. The horizontal line is the square bisecting the octahedron, and the other lines show the…

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Illustration of nested regular solids, depicting Kepler's model of the solar system. Saturn's orbit circumscribes the cube, Jupiter's orbit the tetrahedron, Mars' orbit the dodecahedron, Earth's orbit the icosahedron, and Venus' orbit the octahedron.…

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An illustration of the planets' epicycles.

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An illustration of the subterranean rivers, oceans, and fiery channels Kircher posited lay beneath the Earth's surface.

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A cross-section of Mount Vesuvius, depicting the inside of the crater, which Kircher explored in 1638.

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An illustration of the surface of the sun.

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An illustration of a man-powered water lift.

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An illustration of the human arm holding a weight. The illustration includes the arm's range of motion. Above and below the arm are two Bible verses in Hebrew, with Psalm 139:14-15 below and Job 10:2 above

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Figure 1 in Elevation des eaux par toute sorte de machines depicts hoses used in an experiment to determine the weight of the River Seine.

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An illustration of a water pump

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Title page of Elevation des eaux par toute sorte de machines

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The frontispiece of the 1694 A Prognostication for euer, which depicts Erra Pater using a sextant.

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An opening of A Prognostication for euer. The page on the left provides a rule for determining the beginning and endings of the Hilary, Easter, Trinity, and Michaelmas terms. The page on the right provides a table for determining "how long the Moon…

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A table designed to help the reader calculate 6% interest on any sum of money from 1 shilling to 1 pound, from a day to a year.

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A catalogue of the fairs in England and Wales.

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A catalogue of the highway distances between cities in England.
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