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Erudition Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: The Bookworm, 1850

The Bookworm, 1850. Found in the collection of Museum Georg Schafer, Schweinfurt

Background imageErudition Collection: The Moscow Mathematical Papyrus (Golenishchev Mathematical Papyrus) Detail: 14th problem, ca 1840BC

The Moscow Mathematical Papyrus (Golenishchev Mathematical Papyrus) Detail: 14th problem, ca 1840BC
The Moscow Mathematical Papyrus (Golenishchev Mathematical Papyrus) Detail: 14th problem, ca 1840 BC. Found in the Collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageErudition Collection: Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 29, with a fragment of Euclids Elements, Between 75 and 125 AD

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 29, with a fragment of Euclids Elements, Between 75 and 125 AD. Found in the Collection of Penn Museum

Background imageErudition Collection: The Scholar at the Lectern (The Father of the Jewish Bride), 1641

The Scholar at the Lectern (The Father of the Jewish Bride), 1641. Creator: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)
The Scholar at the Lectern (The Father of the Jewish Bride), 1641. Found in the Collection of the Royal Castle, Warsaw

Background imageErudition Collection: Stepped reckoner. Creator: Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm von (1646-1716)

Stepped reckoner. Creator: Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm von (1646-1716)
Stepped reckoner. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: Portrait of Luca Pacioli (1445-1517) with a student, 1495. Creator: Jacopo de Barbari (c)

Portrait of Luca Pacioli (1445-1517) with a student, 1495. Creator: Jacopo de Barbari (c. 1460/70-before 1516)
Portrait of Luca Pacioli (1445-1517) with a student, 1495. Found in the Collection of the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Background imageErudition Collection: The wild peacock. The wild female peacock, ca 1820. Creator: Schinz, Heinrich Rudolf (1777-1861)

The wild peacock. The wild female peacock, ca 1820. Creator: Schinz, Heinrich Rudolf (1777-1861)
The wild peacock. The wild female peacock, ca 1820. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: The pigeons, 1857. Creator: Oudart, Paul Louis (1796-1860)

The pigeons, 1857. Creator: Oudart, Paul Louis (1796-1860)
The pigeons, 1857. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: The wild peacock. The wild female peacock, ca 1820. Creator: Schinz, Heinrich Rudolf (1777-1861)

The wild peacock. The wild female peacock, ca 1820. Creator: Schinz, Heinrich Rudolf (1777-1861)
The wild peacock. The wild female peacock, ca 1820. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: The pigeons, 1857. Creator: Oudart, Paul Louis (1796-1860)

The pigeons, 1857. Creator: Oudart, Paul Louis (1796-1860)
The pigeons, 1857. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: Machine to produce gold foil, ca 1493. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Machine to produce gold foil, ca 1493. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Machine to produce gold foil, ca 1493. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Background imageErudition Collection: Fountain. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Fountain. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Fountain. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Background imageErudition Collection: Study of two mortars able to throw explosive bombs, 1478-1518. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci

Study of two mortars able to throw explosive bombs, 1478-1518. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci
Study of two mortars able to throw explosive bombs, 1478-1518. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Background imageErudition Collection: Portrait of a studying youth (Self-portrait). Creator: Hoogstraten, Samuel Dirksz

Portrait of a studying youth (Self-portrait). Creator: Hoogstraten, Samuel Dirksz
Portrait of a studying youth (Self-portrait). Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: Experiment on natural electricity, Early 1760s. Creator: Moreau the Younger, Jean Michel

Experiment on natural electricity, Early 1760s. Creator: Moreau the Younger, Jean Michel
Experiment on natural electricity. From: Voyage en Siberie by Jean Chappe d Auteroche, Early 1760s. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: Wilbur Wright in the flyer, 1908. Creator: Anonymous

Wilbur Wright in the flyer, 1908. Creator: Anonymous
Wilbur Wright in the flyer, 1908. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: L Exposition aerienne, c. 1908. Creator: Munier, J. (active ca 1900)

L Exposition aerienne, c. 1908. Creator: Munier, J. (active ca 1900)
L Exposition aerienne, c. 1908. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: Cours d histoire naturelle, 1825-1826. Creator: Oudart, Paul Louis (1796-1860)

Cours d histoire naturelle, 1825-1826. Creator: Oudart, Paul Louis (1796-1860)
Cours d histoire naturelle, 1825-1826. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: Sketch of a bombing with study of the projectiles trajectories and Study of a horse …

Sketch of a bombing with study of the projectiles trajectories and Study of a horse …
Sketch of a bombing with study of the projectiles trajectories. (right) and Study of a horse for the Battle of Anghiari, 1478-1518. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Background imageErudition Collection: Automated turnspit: the upper one is moved by a counterweight, the lower one by hot air, c

Automated turnspit: the upper one is moved by a counterweight, the lower one by hot air, c. 1480. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Background imageErudition Collection: Design for a mechanical wing, 1478-1518. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Design for a mechanical wing, 1478-1518. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Design for a mechanical wing, 1478-1518. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Background imageErudition Collection: The city of Milan. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

The city of Milan. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
The city of Milan. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Background imageErudition Collection: Empress Catherine II visiting the scholar Mikhail Lomonosov, 1884. Artist: Fyodorov

Empress Catherine II visiting the scholar Mikhail Lomonosov, 1884. Artist: Fyodorov
Empress Catherine II visiting the scholar Mikhail Lomonosov, 1884. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: The Silver Dart AEA Drome No. 4 by Alexander Graham Bell, 1908. Artist: Anonymous

The Silver Dart AEA Drome No. 4 by Alexander Graham Bell, 1908. Artist: Anonymous
The Silver Dart AEA Drome No. 4 by Alexander Graham Bell, 1908. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: View of glider flying as a kite, 1900. Artist: Wright Brothers, (Orville and Wilbur)

View of glider flying as a kite, 1900. Artist: Wright Brothers, (Orville and Wilbur)
View of glider flying as a kite, 1900. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: Water pumps, c. 1480. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Water pumps, c. 1480. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Water pumps, c. 1480. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Background imageErudition Collection: The Bridge ( Ponte salvatico ). Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

The Bridge ( Ponte salvatico ). Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
The Bridge (" Ponte salvatico" ). Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Background imageErudition Collection: Perspectograph (optical instrument), Between 1480 and 1518. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Perspectograph (optical instrument), Between 1480 and 1518. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Perspectograph (optical instrument), Between 1480 and 1518. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Background imageErudition Collection: Scientist at work

Scientist at work. Found in the Collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageErudition Collection: Study for the fortifications of Porta al Prato di Ognissanti in Florence, ca 1529

Study for the fortifications of Porta al Prato di Ognissanti in Florence, ca 1529. Found in the Collection of Casa Buonarroti, Florence

Background imageErudition Collection: Design for a mechanical wing, 1478-1518

Design for a mechanical wing, 1478-1518. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Background imageErudition Collection: Catapulta, 1478-1518

Catapulta, 1478-1518. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Background imageErudition Collection: A Young Man Reading by Candlelight, c. 1630

A Young Man Reading by Candlelight, c. 1630
A Young Man Reading by Candlelight, c.1630. Found in the Collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Background imageErudition Collection: Illustration to the first edition of Experimenta Nova von Otto von Guericke, 1672

Illustration to the first edition of Experimenta Nova von Otto von Guericke, 1672. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery in which a lamp is put in place of the Sun

A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery in which a lamp is put in place of the Sun. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageErudition Collection: Portrait of Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (1711-1765)

Portrait of Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (1711-1765). Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageErudition Collection: The Antikythera mechanism, 205 BC. Artist: Historic Object

The Antikythera mechanism, 205 BC. Artist: Historic Object
The Antikythera mechanism, 205 BC. Found in the collection of National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Background imageErudition Collection: Photophone by Alexander Graham Bell, 1882. Artist: Anonymous

Photophone by Alexander Graham Bell, 1882. Artist: Anonymous
Photophone by Alexander Graham Bell, 1882. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: Advertisement for the Edison Mimeograph, 1900s-1910s. Artist: Anonymous

Advertisement for the Edison Mimeograph, 1900s-1910s. Artist: Anonymous
Advertisement for the Edison Mimeograph, 1900s-1910s. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: San Francisco Parlor with Kinetoscopes, 1894-1895. Artist: Anonymous

San Francisco Parlor with Kinetoscopes, 1894-1895. Artist: Anonymous
San Francisco Parlor with Kinetoscopes, 1894-1895. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: Archimedes Siege Catapult. From The Histories by Polybius, 1727. Artist: Anonymous

Archimedes Siege Catapult. From The Histories by Polybius, 1727. Artist: Anonymous
Archimedes Siege Catapult. From The Histories by Polybius, 1727. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: The Westinghouse Alternating Current Motor by Nikola Tesla, 1888-1889. Artist: Anonymous

The Westinghouse Alternating Current Motor by Nikola Tesla, 1888-1889. Artist: Anonymous
The Westinghouse Alternating Current Motor by Nikola Tesla, 1888-1889. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: Optics. From: L Arte di restituire a Roma tralasciate Navigazione... 1685

Optics. From: L Arte di restituire a Roma tralasciate Navigazione... 1685. Artist: Meijer (Meyer), Cornelis Jansz
Optics. From: L Arte di restituire a Roma tralasciate Navigazione... 1685. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: Margarita Philosophica. Anatomy, 1504. Artist: Reisch, Gregor (1467-1525)

Margarita Philosophica. Anatomy, 1504. Artist: Reisch, Gregor (1467-1525)
Margarita Philosophica. Anatomy, 1504. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: Margarita Philosophica. Title page, 1504. Artist: Reisch, Gregor (1467-1525)

Margarita Philosophica. Title page, 1504. Artist: Reisch, Gregor (1467-1525)
Margarita Philosophica. Title page, 1504. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: Margarita Philosophica. Geometry, 1504. Artist: Reisch, Gregor (1467-1525)

Margarita Philosophica. Geometry, 1504. Artist: Reisch, Gregor (1467-1525)
Margarita Philosophica. Geometry, 1504. Private Collection

Background imageErudition Collection: Scientist with an electrical instrument, 1780s. Artist: Anonymous

Scientist with an electrical instrument, 1780s. Artist: Anonymous
Scientist with an electrical instrument, 1780s. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageErudition Collection: Portrait of Mikhail V. Lomonosov (1711-1765), Second Half of the 18th century. Artist: Anonymous

Portrait of Mikhail V. Lomonosov (1711-1765), Second Half of the 18th century. Artist: Anonymous
Portrait of Mikhail V. Lomonosov (1711-1765), Second Half of the 18th century. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg



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