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Liquid Gold
A photograph of liquid gold in a refinery.
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The Alchemists by Pietro Longhi
A 1757 oil-on-canvas painting, The Alchemists, by Pietro Longhi. (Ca' Rezzonico, Venice)
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The Alchemist Michael Sendivogius
An 1867 painting showing the Polish alchemist Michael Sendivogius (1566-1636) by Jan Matejko. (Museum of Art in Łódź, Poland)
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The Alchemist by Nanteuil
A c. 1850 lithographic print, The Alchemist, by Celestin Nanteuil. The figure is in possession of the typical apparatus of alchemy such as a condenser and furnace. (Science Museum, London)
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Herod's Harbor (Inner Harbor Layout)
Artist's impression of Herod's Harbor at Caesarea Maritima.
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The Royal House of Windsor in Britain
An infographic illustrating the history and lineage of the Royal House of Windsor (the reigning dynasty of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms). The Windsors began when Edward, the eldest son of the last Hanover monarch, Queen...
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The Alchymist by Baillie
A 19th-century print titled 'The Alchymist', after Teniers, by W. Baillie. The alchemist is using bellows to increase the temperature of the furnace which is heating a condenser. (Science Museum, London)
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The Alchemist by Wright
A detail of The Alchemist by Joseph Wright of Derby. Oil-on-canvas painted in 1771. (Derby Museum & Art Gallery, Derby, UK)
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Sioux War Dance
War Dance, Sioux, oil on canvas by George Catlin, 1845-48.
Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow
French Emperor Napoleon I retreats from Moscow after his disastrous invasion of Russia. Though it has long been said that "General Winter" defeated the French, the failure of Napoleon's invasion of Russia had already occurred by winter's...
