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An intricately labelled diagram of the human muscles from Andreas Vesalius' (1514-1564) celebrated book on anatomy, On the Fabric of the Human Body, first published in 1543. (Wellcome Images)

A diagram of human anatomy from Andreas Vesalius' (1514-1564) celebrated book, On the Fabric of the Human Body, first published in 1543. (Wellcome Images)

A lithographic print showing the famed anatomist Andreas Vesalius (1514-64) about to dissect a human body. Lithograph by E. Milster after E. J. C. Hamman, 1849. (Wellcome Images)

An illustration by the Italian scientist Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694) showing the lungs of a frog. (Wellcome Images)

Detail from the Apparition of the Buffalo Calf Maiden, painting by Frithjof Schuon, 1959. Image reproduction from the book Images of Primordial and Mystic Beauty: Paintings by Frithjof Schuon (World Wisdom 2003).

Pelops, mythical king of Pisa and namesake of the Peloponnese. From the Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum (Handbook of the Images of the Renowned), an iconography book by Guillaume Rouillé, 1553.

An illustration showing the increasing industrialisation and urbanisation of Britain during the Industrial Revolution. (From Griffith's Guide to the Iron Trade of Great Britain, 1873)

An 1869 etching showing the Scottish instrument worker James Watt (1736-1819) developing a new design of steam engine in the 1760s and 1770s during the Industrial Revolution.

A line engraving of the 5th century BCE Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus. (From the Wellcome Library of Portraits)

A map of the Moon's surface by Galileo (1564-1642), drawn using a telescope the astronomer had built himself. The uneven line of shadow aided Galileo in identifying the nature of the Moon's surface and the approximate size of its mountains...