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c. 1660

The Philosopher Anaxagoras

Anaxagoras, a Greek philosopher in the fourth-century B.C., was famous for his astronomical and mathematical discoveries and his ascetic lifestyle. He is shown here wearing animal skin robes and measuring the heavens on a celestial globe.

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