Images Dated 1st October 2003

Mussleburgh, Scotland: Members of Royal Company of Archers for trophy the Mussleburgh

Mussleburgh, Scotland: Members of Royal Company of Archers for trophy the Mussleburgh Silver Arrow dateing back to the 16th Century.
28 July 1923

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Tocs

Gift wrapped in red with green ribbon

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Diatom algae, Campylodiscus

Diatoms. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of the diatom Campylodiscus hibernicus. The diatoms are a distinctive group of single-celled algae containing about 10, 000 species. They form a large part of the plankton at the base of the marine and freshwater food chains. The characteristic feature of diatoms is their intricately patterned, glass- like cell wall, or frustule, which is impregnated with silica. The frustule consists of 2 halves which fit together like the lid & bottom of a box. It is often decorated with rows of tiny holes, known as striae, which are arranged either radially or on the 2 sides of a central axis. Magnification: x500 at 5x7cm size. x1475 at 8x10ins

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