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Images Dated 8th May 2008

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Images Dated 8th May 2008: Longhorn beetle

Longhorn beetle (Strangalia maculata) on an ox-eye daisy flower (Leucanthemum vulgare)

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Callanish stone circle

Callanish stone circle. This neolithic stone circle is situated near Callanish, on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides. The site dates from around between 2900 and 2600 BC

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Dry stone wall

Dry stone wall. Ivy (Hedera sp.) on a dry stone wall. The stone in this wall is the local Inferior oolite, a limestone rock that caps the Bridport Sands sandstone in the cliffs at Burton Bradstock

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Sea pea (Lathyrus japonicus)

Sea pea (Lathyrus japonicus)
Sea pea flowers (Lathyrus japonicus). This rare maritime wildflower is found exclusively in shingle and sand environments. Photographed at the Fleet Lagoon, Chesil Beach, Abbotsbury, UK

Callanish stone circle. This neolithic stone circle is situated near Callanish, on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides. The site dates from around between 2900 and 2600 BC

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Chiron, computer artwork

Chiron, computer artwork
Chiron. Computer artwork of the asteroid 2060 Chiron (centre), Saturn (upper left) and the Sun (centre left). Chiron, which is about 300 kilometres in diameter, was discovered in 1977

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Dioscorides, Ancient Greek physician

Dioscorides, Ancient Greek physician
Pedanius Dioscorides (c.40-c.90 AD, left), ancient Greek physician. At centre the nymph Euresis holds a mandrake plant, while an artist draws it

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Jean Dumas, French chemist

Jean Dumas, French chemist
Jean Dumas (1800-1884), French chemist. In 1830 Dumas challenged the views of Berzelius on chemical structure, proposing in its place his own type theory

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Jean Delambre, French astronomer

Jean Delambre, French astronomer
Jean Delambre (1749-1822), French astronomer. He published astronomical tables in 1792, predicting the orbits of the Sun, Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter and its satellites

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Bernard de Jussieu, French botanist

Bernard de Jussieu, French botanist
Bernard de Jussieu (1699-1777), French botanist, examining a plant. Jardin was a professor at the Jardin des Plantes, (then the Jardin du Roi), Paris, Frances main botanical garden

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Wave breaking

Wave breaking
Waves breaking along a shore. Photographed at Burton Bradstock, Dorset, UK

Tees Barrage. Two hydraulic pistons on flood gates at Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, UK

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Clouds at dusk

Clouds at dusk. The setting Sun is obscured by a layer of cloud (altostratus translucidus) that is advancing towards the coastline

Tees Barrage flood barrier. Photographed in Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, UK

Wave breaking on a shore. Photographed at Burton Bradstock, Dorset, UK

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Hambledon Hill iron age hill fort

Hambledon Hill iron age hill fort. This view is looking across the Blackmore Vale. The ramparts seen here date from the Iron Age

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Woodland path

Woodland path lined with beech trees (Fagus sylvatica). Photographed in Devon, UK, in autumn

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Quartz stalactites

Quartz stalactites hanging down from the ceiling of a cave. These stalactites are icicle-shaped deposits of silicon oxide

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Deciduous woodland

Deciduous woodland. Photographed near Underbarrow, in the Lake District, UK

Pine forest. Mist over bracken in a commercial plantation of pine trees (Pinus sp.). Photographed in the New Forest, Hampshire, UK, in the morning

Rock fall at Hengistbury Head in Dorset, UK. The headland is composed of alternating layers of sedimentary rock. One of the layers

Beach fence across a sandy beach. This fence has been installed with the intention of preventing excess sand being blown off the beach by prevailing winds. Retaining sand helps to prevent erosion

Beech leaves (Fagus sylvatica). Photographed in Dorset, UK

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Common pollen beetles feeding

Common pollen beetles feeding
Common pollen beetles (Meligethes aeneus) feeding on pollen from a dog rose flower (Rosa canina)

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Thrift (Armeria maritima)

Thrift (Armeria maritima)
Thrift flowers (Armeria maritima) in shingle. Photographed at Chesil Beach, Dorset, UK

Thrift (Armeria maritima)
Thrift flowers (Armeria maritima). Photographed at Chesil Beach, Dorset, UK

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)

Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
Honeysuckle flowers (Lonicera periclymenum) in a roadside hedge. Photographed in Devon, UK

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Coastal vegetation

Coastal vegetation. Shrubby seabite (Suaeda vera, green) and sea purslane (Atriplex portulacoides, grey) in a coastal habitat

Images Dated 8th May 2008: Common gorse (Ulex europaeus)

Common gorse (Ulex europaeus)
Common gorse flowers (Ulex europaeus). This shrub flowers throughout the year. Photographed at Durslton Head, Swanage, Dorset, UK, in December

Coastal vegetation. Shrubby seabite (Suaeda vera, green) and sea purslane (Atriplex portulacoides, grey) in a coastal habitat

Seaweed on rocks. Spiral wrack (Fucus spiralis, larger fronds) and channelled wrack (Pelvetia canaliculata) on rocks. Photographed on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK

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