Sky Event · 1561

In 1561, Nuremberg Watched a Battle in the Sky

It's dawn over Nuremberg, in the spring of 1561, and the whole city is staring up at the sky. It is crowded with crosses, spheres, and long black tubes — and they have begun to fight each other. Hundreds watch from the streets below.

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