Giovanni Battista Riccioli|Francesco Curti
Frontispiece: mythological figures weigh astronomical theories, from "The New Almagest" (Almagestum Novum)
1651
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33.3 × 21.6 cm (13.1 × 8.5 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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