Wikipedia:Picture of the day/March 2009

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Plate 9 from A familiar treatise on astronomy (1825) depicting

The Foyer de la Danse ("

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A panorama of Mikumi National Park in Mikumi, Tanzania. The mountain ranges at the mid-ground are the Uluguru Mountains, which border the park together with the Udzungwa Mountains. The Selous Game Reserve is directly adjacent to the south. With an area of 3,230 km² (798,150 acres), it is the fourth largest national park in the country.

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A Japanese woodblock print in the ukiyo-e style of blind monks examining an elephant. Originating from India, the story tells of a group of blind men who touch an elephant to learn what it is like. Each one touches a different part, but only one part. They then compare notes on what they felt, and learn they are in complete disagreement.

Artist: Hanabusa Itchō

A view of the solar eclipse of August 1, 2008, over Russia, Norway, and the Arctic Ocean, as seen by NASA's Terra satellite. In the area shown in the image, the sun was completely obscured for about two minutes. As Earth rotated, the shadow moved southeast across the surface. At the same time, the satellite crossed the Arctic with its path nearly perpendicular to the eclipse.

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The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is a 1632 oil painting by Rembrandt depicting Dr. Nicolaes Tulp using a cadaver to explain the musculature of the arm to medical professionals. Anatomy lessons were a social event in the 17th century, taking place in lecture rooms that were actual theatres, with students, colleagues and the general public being permitted to attend on payment of an entrance fee.

Artist: Rembrandt

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A 1786 depiction of the

A map of the Greater Dublin Rail Network showing

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An illustration from

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The main donjon of Nagoya Castle, a Japanese castle found in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. It was destroyed in World War II, but the donjon was reconstructed in 1959, and there are plans to also rebuild Honmaru Palace, which was also located within the castle walls.

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H.M.S. Pinafore was the fourth collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan, and proved spectacularly successful on both sides of the Atlantic. However, United States copyright law of the time did not respect British copyright, and most of the productions in America—probably including the one here advertised—were unauthorised and gave no income to the creators. In order to attempt to gain American copyright on their next opera, The Pirates of Penzance, the entire company was taken to New York City in order to stage its official première.

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Recreational fishermen cast their lines in front of the Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Light, ca. 1900, in Oswego, New York, United States. This lighthouse was built in 1889 and was in operation until 1934, when it was replaced by the current facility.

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A Japanese woodblock print depicting three men, likely Commodore Matthew C. Perry (center), with Commander Anan and Captain Henry Adams, during their meeting with the Emperor of Japan. These meetings led to the Convention of Kanagawa which opened Japan to the West after centuries of isolation. The text may be a translation of President Millard Fillmore's letter to the Emperor.

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