Wikipedia:Picture of the day/October 2010
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October 1
The Photo: Fir0002
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October 2
A mayor of Philadelphia from 1972 to 1980.
Photo: Massimo Catarinella
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October 3
The Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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October 4
Ceriagrion glabrum is a species of damselfly found throughout much of Africa, except for arid locations. The males are orange and green (seen on top here) whilst the females (bottom) range from light brown to dark brown depending on their maturity. The darkened colours in females aid in reproduction. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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October 5
A set of 16th-century initial capitals, missing a few letters. An initial is a letter at the beginning of a work, chapter or paragraph that is larger than the rest of the text. It is often several lines in height and in older books or manuscripts sometimes ornately decorated. Artist: Unknown; Vectorization: JovanCormac
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October 6
The Palm House at the Photo: David Iliff
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October 7
The flower of a Photo:
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October 8
A close-up view of a Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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October 9
A 99.995% pure with other metals for a wide variety of industrial purposes. Photo: Alchemist-hp
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October 10
An precipitation around the world. Precipitation occurs when a local portion of the atmosphere becomes saturated with water vapor and condenses, forming rain drops or ice crystals within a cloud via collision that then fall to the surface, except for virga, which evaporates while in the air.
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October 11
A of the male, which is delivered in hovering flight from heights of 50 to 100 m (160–330 ft). Photo: David Iliff
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October 12
A c. 1639 nautical map of Map: Johannes Vingboons; Restoration: Lise Broer
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October 13
A blank membership certificate for Image: Louis Kurz; Restoration: Lise Broer and Adam Cuerden
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October 14
A Lophyra species tiger beetle, one of a large group of insectivorous beetles found throughout the world. Both adults and larvae are predatory. The latter live in cylindrical burrows and will capture prey that wanders above the ground. Some species can run at a speed of 8 km/h (5 mph), making them the fastest running land animals for their size. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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October 15
The , where coins were normally minted. Photo: Massimo Catarinella
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October 16
The flower of a Rosemary Grevillea (Grevillea rosmarinifolia), a popular evergreen garden plant native to New South Wales in Australia. The leaves are needle-like, 0.8 to 3.8 cm (0.3–1.5 in) long, which gives the plant an appearance similar to rosemary. Photo:
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October 17
An illustration from an 1893 version of Artist: Walter Crane; Restoration: Lise Broer
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October 18
The anatomy of a Périnet piston valve, this one taken from a B♭ trumpet. When depressed, the valve diverts the air stream through additional tubing, thus lengthening the instrument and lowering the harmonic series on which the instrument is vibrating (i.e., it lowers the pitch). Trumpets generally use three valves, with some variations, such as a piccolo trumpet, having four. When used singly or in combination, the valves make the instrument fully chromatic, or capable of playing all twelve pitches of classical music. Trumpets may also use rotary valves instead. Photo:
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October 19
parasitic fungi that live on trees and woody shrubs. As a forest pathogen, it can be very destructive because unlike most parasites, it does not need to moderate its growth in order to avoid killing its host, since it will continue to thrive on the dead material. Honey fungi are long lived and form some of the largest living organisms in the world, including one that covers more than 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) and is thousands of years old. The mushrooms are edible, but can be easily confused with poisonous Galerina species, which can grow side-by-side with Armillaria.
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October 20
A full-length portrait of then-French Marshal Jean Baptiste Bernadotte (1763–1844), who later became King Charles XIV John of Sweden and Norway. Bernadotte had a long and decorated career in the French Army, when he was unexpectedly elected the heir to the childless King Charles XIII. His election was due to two main factors: the Swedish Army were in favour of electing a soldier in view of future complications with Russia, and he had shown kindness to Swedish prisoners during the recent war with Denmark, part of the Napoleonic Wars. Although he never learned to speak Swedish, during his reign, Sweden and Norway became united, and both experienced great material development. Artist: Joseph Nicolas Jouy
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October 21
An engraving of English philosopher and poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), most famous for his poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan. Coleridge was a member of the Lake Poets who, with his friend William Wordsworth, founded the Romantic Movement in England. He also helped introduce German idealism to English-speaking culture and was influential on American transcendentalism (via Ralph Waldo Emerson). Throughout his adult life, Coleridge suffered from crippling bouts of anxiety and depression, which he chose to treat with opium, becoming an addict in the process. He died at age 61 due to symptoms typical of prolonged opium usage. Engraving: Samuel Cousins; Artist: Washington Allston; Restoration: Lise Broer
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October 22
A schematic depiction of the first successful frameless parachute, invented by André-Jacques Garnerin (1769–1823). On October 22, 1797, Garnerin rode in a basket hanging from the parachute, which was attached to the bottom of a hot air balloon (centre). At a height of approximately 3,000 feet (910 m), he severed the rope that connected his parachute to the balloon. The basket swung during descent, then bumped and scraped when it landed, but Garnerin emerged uninjured. Artist: Unknown; Restoration: Lise Broer
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October 23
The . Photo: Fir0002
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October 24
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October 25
On October 25, 1854, during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War, British cavalry units charged heavily fortified Russian opposition, an action known as the Charge of the Light Brigade. By mischance, they attacked the wrong target, as the orders were unclear, and as a result suffered great casualties. Alfred, Lord Tennyson's famous poem made the charge a symbol of warfare at both its most courageous and its most tragic. Artist: William Simpson; Restoration: Adam Cuerden
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October 26
The Asia-Pacific region. Lycianthes is apparently closely related to the chili peppers (Capsicum). However, it was long confused with the nightshades (Solanum ), and several little-known Solanum species presumably should be included with Lycianthes.
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October 27
Mandarin Ducks by Japanese woodblock artist Hiroshige Utagawa, accompanied by a poem which reads: Out in a morning wind, Hiroshige was a member of the Utagawa school, which was founded by Utagawa Toyoharu, whose primary innovation was his adaptation of linear perspective to Japanese subject matter. His pupil, Toyokuni I, took over after Toyoharu's death and raised the group to become the most famous and powerful woodblock print school for the remainder of the 19th century, so much so that today more than half of all surviving ukiyo-e prints are from it. In addition to Hiroshige, Kunisada, Kuniyoshi and Yoshitoshi were Utagawa students. Restoration: Lise Broer
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October 28
The headquarters of the Bank of Tanzania, located in Dar es Salaam, the central bank of the United Republic of Tanzania. It is responsible for issuing the national currency, the Tanzanian shilling. Since 1995, monetary policy has been its only responsibility. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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October 29
A sealed vial of liquid Photo: Alchemist-hp
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October 30
Unidentified species of cystidia. These specimens were observed in Mount Field National Park in Tasmania, Australia.
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October 31
An illustration by referenced throughout popular culture in films, television, music and more.
Restoration: Lise Broer
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