Images Dated 11th April 2008

Carl Sagan, US astronomer

Carl Edward Sagan (1934-1996), US astronomer and astrochemist. Sagan was a consultant and adviser to NASA, and worked on the Apollo mission, as well as the Mariner, Viking, Voyager, and Galileo space probes and planetary exploration programs. He proposed theories to explain the high temperature of Venus, the seasonal changes on Mars, and the reddish haze of Titan. He was a prominent sceptic and populariser of science, writing many books on the subject. He also campaigned for nuclear disarmament, and spoke at the conference of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War in Moscow in the summer of 1987. Photographed in 1987, in Moscow, Russia

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France. Paris. Triumphal Arch. Depart of 1792. La Marseillai

France. Paris. Triumphal Arch. Depart of 1792. La Marseillaise personified on the Arc de Triomphe. by Francois Rude. The sculptural group celebrates the cause of the French First Republic during the 10 August uprising. Above the volunteers is the winged personification of LIberty

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France. Par?=?s. Notre Dame cathedral. Portal of St. Anne. S

France. Par?=?s. Notre Dame cathedral. Portal of St. Anne. Synagogue. AllegorycaI statue depicted with his eyes covered, her crown falling on the floor, the tables of the law reversed, falling from his hand, and holds a banner of Judaism, which is broken. The dejected pose try to suggest defeat

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