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Map of Ming Dynasty           

        The Copernicus Tower  

 Tusi couple - 13th century CE sketch by Nasir al-Din Tusi. Generates a linear motion as a sum of two circular motions. Invented for Tusi's planetary model.   An animated model of a Tusi couple

Osman I d. 1324?   Orhan 1324 - 1361     Murad I 1361 - 1389   Bayezid I 1389 - 1402     Mehmed I 1413 - 1421     Murad II 1421 - 1451      Mehmed II 1451 - 1481

Niccolò Machiavelli, a name synonymous with political intrigue and strategic thinking, remains an enigma centuries after his death. In this exploration of his life and ideas, we unravel the mystery of the man who profoundly influenced Western…

Louis XII of France                                         Pope Julius II   Ferdinand II of Aragon        &nbs…

All photos Wikimedia Commons     Pallas Athena and the Centaur     Portrait of a Man with a Medal of Cosimo de Medici   Magnificent Madonna       Life of Moses from the Sistine Chapel   Bi…

All photos Wikimedia Commons       "David"     "Putto with a Dolphin"     "Lady with Flowers"     "Equestrian Statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni"      "The Baptism of Christ"…

    Views from the lantern atop the dome     The herringbone brickwork   View of the ribs in the dome     Views inside dome     Brunelleschi's wooden model.  In order to maintain…

All photos from Wikimedia Commons   Anonymous 16th-century portrait of Donatello.  There are no contemporary portraits of the artist, so this likeness is questionable.  The painter most likely copied from various existing models a…