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Anaxagoras (c500-428 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher, 1493. Among his pupils in Athens were Pericles and Euripides. His ideas on cosmology
Anaximander (c611-546 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher, 1493. With Thales and Anaximines, Anaximander was one of the three great thinkers from Miletus
Aesop, Greek fabulist, 1493. Aesop may in fact only be a figure of legend, but according to Herodotus, he lived c620-560 BC. From Liber chronicarum mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel
Geocentric universe, 1493. God enthroned surrounded by the chosen and Angels, sits above a diagram of the geocentric Ptolemaic universe, with the Earth surrounded by water, air and fire
Tamerlane, Turcic conqueror, 1336-1405 (1493). Artist: Hartmannus SchedelTamerlane (also named Tamerlaine/Timur-i-Lang), Turcic conqueror, 1336-1405 (1493). Islamic leader of Turks and Mongols in conquest of Persia and northern India. Defeated Ottomans, 1402
The Sixth Day of Creation, 1493. Having created cattle and creeping things, God creates Adam. From Liber chronicarum mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle) edited by Hartmann Schedel. (Nuremberg, 1493)