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This page lists all content on our site that has been tagged with "Light". You may find a variety of content here, from books, to exhibitions, to events.

Image Gallery

A modern student lamp.

A modern student lamp from American Homes and Gardens.

Image of magic lantern and burning soul from Athanasii Kircheri ...

Image of magic lantern and grim reaper from Athanasii Kircheri …
Nerëis.

Nerëis from Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge.

Book

Cover of Athanasii Kircheri ... Ars magna lucis et umbr, in X. libros digesta

Athanasii Kircheri ... Ars magna lucis et umbr, in X. libros digesta
Cover of On the magnetization of light and the illumination of magnetic lines of force

On the magnetization of light and the illumination of magnetic lines of force c. 1
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