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Description of the astronomical instruments, Beijing, China
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Description of the astronomical instruments, Beijing, China
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Description of the astronomical instruments produced for the open air Observatory, Peking, China, signed by the Belgian Jesuit missionary Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-1688).

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Keywords: Astronomical; Chinese; Instruments; Observatory; oriental collections; oriental collections: chinese,; walravens no. 84; Astronomy; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Ferdinand Verbiest; Peking (Beijing); China
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  • Library reference: Or Chinese, 84
  • Photo number: L0020842
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