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Black-and-white engraving of a large armillary sphere among stars, with two robed scholars seated at a table below, inside an ornate border.

Armillary sphere and two scholars, Italian engraving 1879

A framed black-and-white engraving shows a large armillary sphere with zodiac bands and labeled circles, set among stars in the upper sky. Below, two robed scholars sit at a table with books and an instrument, a landscape and town behind them, within a dense ornamental border.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1879
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2676 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1879.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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