2009 Gallery

Mary Seacole

Mary Jane Seacole (1805-1881), Jamaican born British Crimean War nurse, portrait. Also known as Mother Seacole

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British, Crimean, Grant, Historical, History, Jane, Mary, Mother, Nurse, Seacole, War

Boxer of Quirinal, also known as the Terme Boxer

Greek Art. Hellenistic. Boxer of Quirinal or the Terme Boxer. Bronze sculpture of the Hellenistic period (1st century B.C.). Boxer sitting at rest, with metal and leather dressings used for combat. Palazzo Massimo. National Roman Museum. Rome. italy

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1st, Age, Ancient, Art, Athlete, Athletic, Bc, Beard, Boxer, Broken, Bronze, Century, Cestus, Combat, Dressing, Greek, Hellenistic, Historical, History, Italy, Leather, Metal, Museum, National, Nose, Portrait, Quirinal, Realism, Rest, Roman, Rome, Sculture, Sitting, Sport, Sportsman, Statue, Terme

1919 solar eclipse

1919 solar eclipse. Image 2 of 3. This set of images, taken by the British astronomer Arthur Eddington (1882-1944), confirmed Einstein's theory of general relativity. The stars near the Sun appear slightly shifted because their light is curved by its gravitational field. This shift is only noticeable during a solar eclipse as at other times the Sun's brightness obscures the stars. This is a total solar eclipse, when the moon fits over the Sun so only its corona (atmosphere) is visible. Image taken form Principe Island, Gulf of Guinea, on 29 May 1919. For a sequence of the eclipse see R506/416-R506/418

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