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Pieter Bruegel the Elder as a Guide to 16th-Century Technology

The great Flemish artist had a deep interest in the scientific concepts and the machines of his time. As a result many of his works offer rare glimpses of practical knowledge 400 years ago

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 238 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “Pieter Bruegel the Elder as a Guide to 16th-Century Technology” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 238 No. 3 (), p. 134
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0378-134