28th Gallery

Cosmic microwave background, WMAP image

Cosmic microwave background. WMAP (Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe) spacecraft whole sky image of cosmic microwave background. This map indicates that the age of the universe is around 13.7 billion years and that the universe is expanding at a rate of about 71 kilometres per second per megaparsec (1 Mpc = 3262 light years). The colours represent the varying densities of the early universe as it was about 380, 000 years after its formation. The denser regions (red, yellow) formed the seeds of galaxies and other structures. The WMAP sky survey commenced on 11th February 2003. This 5-year WMAP image was produced on 28th February 2008

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WW1 - Treaty of Versailles

WW1 - The Foreign Minister of Germany, Hermann Muller, seen here signing the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty was signed at he Palace of Versailles on 28th June 1919. It was the most important of the treaties of Paris that ended World War I in 1919/1920. The peace treaty was negotiated between U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, British politician David Lloyd George, French Statesman Georges Benjamin Clemenceau and the Italian Prime Minister, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando. They were known as The Big Four'. Date: 1919

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Chauve Souris Theatre, Bat Theatre Moscow

Reverse of the flyer for Chauve Souris Theatre at the Kings Theatre in Hammersmith commencing on 28th November 1938. It lists seven reasons why it is the worlds most unusual entertainment including number 6 which states They are the first Russians to prove to us that Russians can laugh'. The licensee of the theatre at this time was A. L. Mulholland. The general manager was Thos J Pigott. Date: 1938

© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library