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Term: Praha

Description

Located at intersection of ancient trade routes on Vltava river; settlements from Paleolithic, Neolithic & Celtic periods were in the area; later became nucleus for Bohemian state; was brilliant medieval center; declined in 17th cen., but recovered.

Objects

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Hering-type simultaneous contrast apparatus
circa 1891
Hering-type simultaneous contrast apparatus
circa 1891
Hering's color blindness apparatus
circa 1893
harmonic analyzer
1947

People

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Rudolph Rothe

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Joseph Hyrtl

1810 - 1894
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Christophorus Schissler Jr.

fl. 1561 - 1626
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Johann Glocksberger

15th century

Albert Einstein

1879-1955

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