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Krakatoa Sky | 1888 paintings, showcasing the optical effects of ... | 2019-05-05 | |
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An 1888 lithograph of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa | Image published as Plate 1 in The eruption of Krak... | 2019-05-05 | |
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Coral thrown to Java | Coral block thrown onto the shore of Jawa after th... | 2019-05-05 | |
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1883 eruption of Krakatoa | The change in geography after the eruption | 2019-05-05 | |
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Krakatoa Krakatau |
Volcano in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumat... | 2019-05-05 | |
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Krakatoa | cropped from Krakatoa featured in 100-rupiah bankn... | 2019-05-05 | |
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Giovanni Battista Riccioli | Leander Bandtius observes Jupiter's Great Red Spot | 2019-05-04 | |
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Giovanni Battista Riccioli | Riccioli writes the Astronomia Reformata | 2019-05-04 | |
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Saturn's changing appearance | Representations from Riccioli's 1665 Reformed Astr... | 2019-05-04 | |
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Almagestum Novum New Almagest |
Riccioli's encyclopedic work consisting of over 15... | 2019-05-04 | |
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Giovanni Battista Riccioli | Italian Jesuit astronomer who developed the modern... | 2019-05-04 | |
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Alfonso X of Castile the Wise, the Ast... |
King of Castile and León: 1 June 1252 – 4 April... | 2019-05-04 | |
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Lunar Crater Alphonsus | Named after King Alfonso X of Castile by Riccioli ... | 2019-05-04 | |
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Jesuits' Mother Church | The Church of the Gesù, located in Rome, is the m... | 2019-05-04 | |
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Emblem of the Jesuits | The design is attributed to Ignatius of Loyola (15... | 2019-05-04 | |
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Riccioli's Projectile Argument | Illustration from Riccioli's 1651 New Almagest sho... | 2019-05-04 |