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The Mathematical Sciences in Raphael’s School of Athens

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Who is not familiar with Raphael’s School of Athens? (Figs. 1–2) It is a mural adorning a room of the papal palace on the Vatican Hill in Rome. Ever since it was painted almost half a millennium ago it has belonged to the collective philosophical and scientific consciousness of the Western world. Pope Julius II (1503–1513) commissioned the fresco from the 25-year-old Raphael in 1508. The date 1511 is recorded in one of the window embrasures as the date of completion.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Wilhelmstr. 44, D-10117, Berlin, Germany

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Winner, M. (2003). The Mathematical Sciences in Raphael’s School of Athens. In: Lefèvre, W., Renn, J., Schoepflin, U. (eds) The Power of Images in Early Modern Science. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8099-2_15

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