Wikipedia:Picture of the day/October 2009
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October 1
Sprekelia formosissima, the most commonly known species of the Sprekelia genus of plants native to Central America, but widely cultivated around the world. Sprekelia are often called "Aztec lilies", although they are not true lilies. Photo credit:
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October 2
The cover of Artist: Samuel D. Erhart; Restoration: Lise Broer
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October 3
A general map, showing the geography of Germany, the seventh largest country in Europe and the second most populous. Located in Central Europe, Germany is second only to Russia in the number of borders it shares with other European countries (9). Map credit: Lencer and NordNordWest
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October 4
Ross Bridge with the Uniting Church in the background, the two major landmarks of the town of Ross, Tasmania, Australia. Located on the bank of the Macquarie River, the town is listed on the Register of the National Estate. Photo credit:
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October 5
A borough of New York City, Brooklyn was named after Breukelen in the Netherlands as part of New Netherland and existed as an independent city until 1898, when it consolidated with Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island to form the modern New York City.
Restoration: Lise Broer
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October 6
The Photo credit: Fir0002
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October 7
An 1818 Nazca Lines .
Engraver: Ambrose William Warren; Restoration: Adam Cuerden
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October 8
Photo credit: Hubble Space Telescope
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October 9
Two . Adults, however, have no functioning mouth parts and instead spend their lives in search of mates and reproducing. Photo credit: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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October 10
A 1901 etching of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, based on an 1898 painting of her in her coronation robe. Having assumed the throne at the age of ten after the death of her father, King William III, Wilhemina ruled for fifty-eight years (1890–1948), longer than any other Dutch monarch. In 1948 she abdicated in favor of her daughter Juliana, thereafter making few public appearances until the country was devastated by the North Sea flood of 1953. Engraver: George J. Verbeck, after Thérèse van Duyl Schwarze
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October 11
Catholic Emancipation .
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October 12
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October 13
Principal story plan for the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States, by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 1807. Construction began with the laying of the cornerstone on October 13, 1792. Originally designed by James Hoban to be five times larger than the house that was eventually built, it was first occupied by John Adams. His successor Thomas Jefferson, in conjunction with Latrobe, expanded the White House to include the East and West Colonnades, which link the residence with the East and West Wings. Restoration: Lise Broer |
October 14
A Watsons Bay, New South Wales, Australia, a harbourside, eastern suburb of Sydney. A mostly residential area with some recreational areas and beaches, Watsons Bay sits on the end of the South Head peninsula and takes its name from the sheltered bay and anchorage on its western side, in Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour).
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October 15
A c. 1890–1900 photochrom of Dam Square, a town square in Amsterdam. Dam Square lies in the historical center of Amsterdam and is roughly rectangular in shape. It derives its name from its original function: a dam on the Amstel River, hence also the name of the city. The column with the statue on top (center-left) was known as "Naatje of the Dam" and was removed in 1914. Image: |
October 16
short stories and one novel, Oscar Wilde in 1882. Known for his biting wit, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest .
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October 17
A male Lamprima aurata, one of about 1,200 species of ). Males use their jaws to wrestle each other for favoured mating sites, but despite their often fearsome appearance they are normally not aggressive to humans. Photo credit: Fir0002
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October 18
The Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria aurantiaca) is a long-lived perennial flowering plant in the Alstroemeria genus native to South America. Alstroemeria flowers are very popular for bouquets and flower arrangements in the commercial floristry trade. Despite the name, they are not true liles, although they do belong to the same order .
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October 19
Orange fruits and a cross section of a third. The orange is a hybrid of ancient cultivated origin, possibly between pomelo and tangerine. Sometimes called the "sweet orange" to distinguish it from the bitter orange, the plant originated in Southeast Asia. The name is thought to ultimately derive from possibly the Telugu naarinja or Tamil nāram; both are names of the tree in the respective languages. Photo credit: Fir0002
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October 20
Hell, in which hoarders and wasters are forced to move around giant bags of gold, similar to the mythological story of Sisyphus. Allegorically, the Divine Comedy represents the journey of the soul towards God, with the Inferno describing the recognition and rejection of sin .
Restoration: Adam Cuerden
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October 21
The Photo credit: Fir0002
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October 22
An early 14th-century portolan chart showing the Mediterranean Sea from the Balearic Islands to the Levantine coast, as well as the western part of the Black Sea. These types of charts are rough navigational maps based on realistic descriptions of harbors and coasts provided by medieval European sailors. This particular specimen is the oldest original cartographic work in the United States Library of Congress. Map: Unknown; Restoration: Lise Broer
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October 23
A photo of Strickland Falls in lens .
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October 24
An eighteenth century Arabic .
Calligraphist: Mahmoud Ibrahim; Restoration: Lise Broer
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October 25
Ink-on-paper drawing of a Japanese archer practicing Artist: Unknown; Restoration: Lise Broer
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October 26
Two houseflies (Musca domestica) mating. One of the most widely distributed insects all over the world, females are ready to mate some 36 hours after emerging from the pupal stage. Normally the female mates only once, and will lay approximately 500 eggs in several batches of about 75 to 150 each. Photo credit: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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October 27
De Magere Compagnie (completed 1637), which depicts a company of schutterij, a voluntary city guard or citizen militia in the medieval and early modern Netherlands. Frans Hals was commissioned to create this, but he was unable to complete it after three years, and the company hired Pieter Codde to finish it. Group portraits such as this of schutterij were known as schuttersstuk, and were popular among the guards themselves.
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October 28
A chromolithograph of the Statue of Liberty that was published about one year before the monument was officially dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue, given to the United States by the people of France to represent the friendship between the two countries established during the American Revolution, is depicted with its original copper-bronze hue, but in this print, it faces southward with Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge visible in the background. In reality the statue faces east. Lithograph: Currier and Ives; Restoration: Lise Broer
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October 29
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October 30
A view of Photo credit: David Iliff
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October 31
A fanciful 1892 colonial Massachusetts, involved people accused of witchcraft, and have been used as a cautionary tale about the dangers of religious extremism, false accusations, lapses in due process, and governmental intrusion on individual liberties .
Lithographer: Joseph E. Baker; Restoration: Lise Broer
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