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The Art of Science

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Some of the National Gallery's paintings can tell us about scientific instruments and inventions from the past. Click on the links below to find out more...
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Hippocrates

Blood Letting.

Instruments for Observation and Measuring Time

Celestial Globe

Spectacles

Demonstration of the Formation of a Vacuum

Armillary Sphere

Telescope

Palmistry