Caption

Heliotropic sunflower clock by Athanasius Kircher, Magnes, sive de arte Magnetica, 1641

Date

Jul 09, 2021

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Heinz-Dieter Falkenstein

Reference

BRK25C53_197

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

89.8Mb (10.9Mb) / 16.0in x 21.9in / 4788 x 6555 (300dpi)

Keywords

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