Joseph Wright of Derby's painting, "A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery", encapsulates in one moment the age of Enlightenment. View pictures and read details of this painting in this essay.

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Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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