Images Dated 31st March 2008

Ivan Vinogradov, Soviet mathematician

Ivan Matveevich Vinogradov (1891-1983), Soviet mathematician. Vinogradov was one of the founders of modern analytic number theory. He was one of the leading figures in Soviet mathematics, and became Director of the Institute of Mathematics of the USSR Academy of Sciences. He was also a Corresponding member of the French Academy of Sciences. His awards included Hero of Socialist Labour. Photographed in 1965, in Russia

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A Jackal Armoured Vehicle is put through its paces in the desert at Camp Bastion

A Jackal Armoured Vehicle is pictured in the desert at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
The Jackal is a highly manoeuvreable Mobility Weapon-Mounted Installation Kit (MWMIK) vehicle that dramatically improves upon the adapted Land Rover WMIK previously used in theatre

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Monument to General San Martin, Lima, Peru, early 20th century

Monument to General San Martin, Lima, Peru, early 20th century. Jose Francisco de San Martin Matorras, also known as Jose de San Martin (1778-1850), was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain

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