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Panorama of the moon taken during mission Apollo 17 (Station 1 East).

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English : Panorama of the moon taken during mission Apollo 17 (Station 1 East).

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Feria de San Marcos at Aguascalientes, Mexico.

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English : Feria de San Marcos at Aguascalientes, Mexico.

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Sommarnöje by Anders Zorn (1886). Sweden's priciest painting ever. It features Emma Zorn (the painter's wife) and Carl Gustav Dahlström at Dalarö.

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English : Sommarnöje by Anders Zorn (1886). Sweden's priciest painting ever. It features Emma Zorn (the painter's wife) and Carl Gustav Dahlström at Dalarö.

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GIF-animation showing a moving echocardiogram; a 3D-loop of a heart viewed from the apex, with the apical part of the ventricles removed and the mitral valve clearly visible. Due to missing data the leaflet of the tricuspid and aortic valve is not clearly visible, but the openings are. To the left are two standard two-dimensional views taken from the 3D dataset.

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English : GIF-animation showing a moving echocardiogram; a 3D-loop of a heart viewed from the apex, with the apical part of the ventricles removed and the mitral valve clearly visible. Due to missing data the leaflet of the tricuspid and aortic valve is not clearly visible, but the openings are. To the left are two standard two-dimensional views taken from the 3D dataset.

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Entacmaea quadricolor (Bubble tip anemone)

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English : Entacmaea quadricolor (Bubble tip anemone)

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Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy speaking to a crowd of African Americans and whites through a megaphone outside the Justice Department; sign for Congress of Racial Equality is prominently displayed.

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English : Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy speaking to a crowd of African Americans and whites through a megaphone outside the Justice Department; sign for Congress of Racial Equality is prominently displayed.

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Sunset over the Vercors mountains, seen from Grenoble, France.

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English : Sunset over the Vercors mountains, seen from Grenoble, France.

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Cadmium bar. Purity 99.999 %.

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English : Cadmium bar. Purity 99.999 %.

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Rajagopal speaking on October 2, 2007 at the beginning of Janadesh 2007, a 350 km walk from Gwalior to Delhi by 25,000 people, India.

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English : Rajagopal speaking on October 2, 2007 at the beginning of Janadesh 2007, a 350 km walk from Gwalior to Delhi by 25,000 people, India.

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Upper Yosemite fall with reflection in a flooded meadow.

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English : Upper Yosemite fall with reflection in a flooded meadow.

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Mycena interrupta, Myrtle Forest, Collinsvale, Tasmania, Australia

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English : Mycena interrupta, Myrtle Forest, Collinsvale, Tasmania, Australia

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Descent from the Summit of 'Husband Hill', panorama by Spirit Rover taken in 2005.

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English : Descent from the Summit of 'Husband Hill', panorama by Spirit Rover taken in 2005.

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The „Kufenstechen“ is an event that takes place in Feistritz an der Gail in Carinthia, Republic of Austria during the annual Kermesse on Whit Monday. The task of young unmarried men, riding on bareback Noriker horses, is to smash a wooden barrel with an iron club. The men have to ride past several times before the barrel is destroyed. Finally, when it is broken, the winner receives a wreath of flowers which he puts on his wrist. Directly afterwards the traditional dance under the lime tree can begin. The winner of the „Kufenstechen“ begins the dance and the other unmarried couples, wearing the traditional Gailtaler folk costumes, join them. The dance is accompanied by very old traditional songs.

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English : The „Kufenstechen“ is an event that takes place in Feistritz an der Gail in Carinthia, Republic of Austria during the annual Kermesse on Whit Monday. The task of young unmarried men, riding on bareback Noriker horses, is to smash a wooden barrel with an iron club. The men have to ride past several times before the barrel is destroyed. Finally, when it is broken, the winner receives a wreath of flowers which he puts on his wrist. Directly afterwards the traditional dance under the lime tree can begin. The winner of the „Kufenstechen“ begins the dance and the other unmarried couples, wearing the traditional Gailtaler folk costumes, join them. The dance is accompanied by very old traditional songs.

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Part of the set of five 12th Century Japanese hanging scrolls Extermination of Evil depicting benevolent deities who expel demons of plague. Here Sendan Kendatsuba is depicted in human guise hoisting the heads of evil animals and demons on a trident.

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English : Part of the set of five 12th Century Japanese hanging scrolls Extermination of Evil depicting benevolent deities who expel demons of plague. Here Sendan Kendatsuba is depicted in human guise hoisting the heads of evil animals and demons on a trident.

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A high purity (99.999 %) tantalum single crystal, made by the floating zone process, some single crystalline fragments of tantalum, as well as a high purity (99.99 % = 4N) 1 cm3 tantalum cube for comparison.

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English : A high purity (99.999 %) tantalum single crystal, made by the floating zone process, some single crystalline fragments of tantalum, as well as a high purity (99.99 % = 4N) 1 cm3 tantalum cube for comparison.

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Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

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English : Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

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Crepuscular Rays are rays of sunlight that appear to radiate from a single point in the sky. A different set of the rays can be seen coming upward from the lake. The light source for these rays is the Sun's reflection. The photo was taken at Lloyd Lake in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

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English : Crepuscular Rays are rays of sunlight that appear to radiate from a single point in the sky. A different set of the rays can be seen coming upward from the lake. The light source for these rays is the Sun's reflection. The photo was taken at Lloyd Lake in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

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Austrian writer Anna Kim reading from her latest work (Vienna 2008)

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English : Austrian writer Anna Kim reading from her latest work (Vienna 2008)

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Panoramic image of Danube pictured in Ritopek, suburb of Belgrade, Serbia.

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English : Panoramic image of Danube pictured in Ritopek, suburb of Belgrade, Serbia.

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The coral fungus Clavaria zollingeri Lév. Specimen photographed in Babcock State Park, West Virginia, USA.

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English : The coral fungus Clavaria zollingeri Lév. Specimen photographed in Babcock State Park, West Virginia, USA.

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Accordion player in a street in the historic centre of Quito, Ecuador.

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English : Accordion player in a street in the historic centre of Quito, Ecuador.

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Ferenc Ilyés (Hungarian handball player), blocked with foul by Artur Siódmiak (Poland)

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English : Ferenc Ilyés (Hungarian handball player), blocked with foul by Artur Siódmiak (Poland)

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Common foxes in the snow. Painted by Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhnert in 1893.

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English : Common foxes in the snow. Painted by Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhnert in 1893.

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Radiometer. The Crookes radiometer, also known as the light mill or solar engine, consists of an airtight glass bulb, containing a partial vacuum. Inside are a set of vanes which are mounted on a spindle. The vanes rotate when exposed to light.

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English : Radiometer. The Crookes radiometer, also known as the light mill or solar engine, consists of an airtight glass bulb, containing a partial vacuum. Inside are a set of vanes which are mounted on a spindle. The vanes rotate when exposed to light.

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Sarychev Peak Volcano erupts June 12, 2009, on Matua Island (North Kuril Islands)

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English : Sarychev Peak Volcano erupts June 12, 2009, on Matua Island (North Kuril Islands)

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Fame Riding Pegasus (1702) by Antoine Coysevox. Fame of Louis XIV.

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English : Fame Riding Pegasus (1702) by Antoine Coysevox. Fame of Louis XIV.

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The red and yellow Pilsum Lighthouse (Krummhörn, Lower Saxony, Germany), seen from southwest, on the sustained East Frisian dike beside the North Sea.

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English : The red and yellow Pilsum Lighthouse (Krummhörn, Lower Saxony, Germany), seen from southwest, on the sustained East Frisian dike beside the North Sea.

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Dotted Stem Bolete Boletus erythropus. Ukraine.

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English : Dotted Stem Bolete Boletus erythropus. Ukraine.

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Racing scene at the German Championship 2007 in jetski-race on the Elbe, at Krautsand (Lower Saxony).

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English : Racing scene at the German Championship 2007 in jetski-race on the Elbe, at Krautsand (Lower Saxony).

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Stained glass window, early gothic period, ca.1220, from the ancient church of Varennes-Jarcy, Île de France. It depicts the announcement to the shepherds, the fall of the Synagogue, Angels playing string instruments. Now in the National Museum of the Middle Ages, Paris.

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English : Stained glass window, early gothic period, ca.1220, from the ancient church of Varennes-Jarcy, Île de France. It depicts the announcement to the shepherds, the fall of the Synagogue, Angels playing string instruments. Now in the National Museum of the Middle Ages, Paris.

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Sheep-goats shepherd / Vistonida lake landscape, Glikoneri, Rhodope Prefecture, Thrace, Greece.

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English : Sheep-goats shepherd / Vistonida lake landscape, Glikoneri, Rhodope Prefecture, Thrace, Greece.

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