Images Dated 14th December 2009

Giovanni Domenico Cassini (engraving)

XJF359057 Giovanni Domenico Cassini (engraving) by French School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712) Italian-French mathematician, astronomer, engineer and astrologer; also called Giandomenico Cassini or Jean- Dominique Cassini; first director of the Paris Observatory, which is the building Cassini is pointing to in the background of the image; 1879 painting by Leopold Durangel with similar composition in the Paris Observatory, possibly based on this engraving; he discovered the moons of Jupiter;); French, out of copyright

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Illuminating Clifton - Suspension Bridge Bristol

It's very disconcerting standing of the edge of a muddy river bank, attempting to take photos, knowing that there is someone on one knee, on the opposite river bank, with a big zoom lens, taking a photo of me at the same time. He was probably thinking who is this lunatic, best get the camera out just in case he falls in" Anyway, this is my home Village, Clifton in the heart of Bristol. A lovely place to live. I'm happy to have managed to get a shot with some winter lighting shining off the village

Colourfully, illuminated rock formation in Hang Sung Sot cave, Surprise Cave, Cave of Awe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stalactite cave in Halong Bay, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

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