Wikipedia:Picture of the day/September 2005
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September 1
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Aglianico is a red wine grape grown in the Campania and Basilicata regions of Italy. It has also recently been planted in Australia, where it thrives in a predominantly sunny climate. The grape is believed to have originated in Greece, and was introduced to Italy by the Phoenicians. The name is in fact a corruption of 'Ellenico' the Italian word for 'Greek'. Photo credit: Fir0002 |
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September 2
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The Photo credit: Peggy Greb ( |
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September 3
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Electron microscope image of the compound eye of an Antarctic krill.
Photo credit: Gerd Alberti and Uwe Kils |
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September 4
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Osteospermum 'Pink Whirls' is one of the many cultivars of the genus Osteospermum. It is particularly selected for its unusual flower. Its 13-18 purple to lavender-blue, 'spooned' petals around a blue disk, give the impression of an optical illusion. After a few days the spoon-like petals open up to form normally shaped petals. Most species of Osteospermum are native to Southern Africa, which gives rise to some of their common names such as African Daisy and Cape Daisy. Photo credit: pdphoto.org |
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September 5
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In rubber, PVC, and metal. Collars may be decorated in various ways, and often feature buckles, straps and hooks, padlocks and other attachments. The standard colour is black, however variation is possible, including elegant necklaces .
Photo credit: Grendelkhan |
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September 6
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A sunset is the time at which the Sun disappears below the horizon in the west. Rayleigh scattering by atmospheric dust, preferentially affects short wavelength, blue light. During the day, this gives the sky its blue hue, but at sunset, when the sun is close to the horizon, the blue light is scattered away from the line of sight, leaving red, orange and yellow light to illuminate the sky and clouds. Photo credit: Fir0002 |
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September 7
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The département .
Photo credit: Ericd |
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September 8
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Photo credit: Fir0002 |
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September 9
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The Ray and Maria Stata Center is an academic complex designed by Frank Gehry for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The building opened in spring 2004. Funding for this project was provided by Ray and Maria Stata, Bill Gates and Alexander Dreyfoos. Photo credit: Raul654 |
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September 10
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Photo credit: Solipsist |
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September 11
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A Photo credit: Shiva shankar |
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September 12
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Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) was an influential figure in Russian literature, and is sometimes said to be a founder of existentialism. His novels include The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment. Dostoevsky was imprisoned in 1849 for engaging in revolutionary activity against Tsar Nicholas I. He later abandoned his radical sentiments and became deeply conservative and extremely religious. In the 1860s, Dostoevsky traveled to Western Europe to escape creditors. He married Anna Grigorevna Snitkina in 1867 and wrote many of his greatest books in this period. Painting credit: Vasily Perov, 1872 |
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September 13
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A Photo credit: Bob Nichols, |
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September 14
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September 15
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The The nuts, which are very tasty, are used by confectioners and are also eaten roasted. They are popular in France, Italy and particularly in Corsica. They may be roasted whole or ground to make flour. Photo credit: Fir0002 |
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September 16
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Monopoly is one of the best selling board games in the world. Since the invention of the original version in 1904, it is estimated that more than 500 million people have played the game. Monopoly involves a substantial portion of luck. There are, however, many strategic decisions which allow skilled players to win more often than the unskilled. Photo credit: Horst Frank |
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September 17
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The Photo credit: Aka |
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September 18
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The . Photo credit: Fir0002 |
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September 19
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The and is one of the larger moths, with a wingspan of 120mm – 150mm. Emperor Gum Moths do not feed after they emerge from the eggs and die.
Photo credit: Fir0002 |
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September 20
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The ; they also help propel the animal when it swims. The Barren-ground Caribou, shown here, is found in northern Canada and known for its whiter coat. Photo credit: brian0918 |
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September 21
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Broccoli, a plant of the Cabbage family, Brassicaceae, is a cool-weather crop eaten boiled, steamed, or raw. The Roman natural history writer, Pliny the Elder, wrote about a vegetable which might have been broccoli and some recognize broccoli in the cookbook of Apicius, but its history is unclear. Broccoli was certainly an Italian vegetable long before it was eaten elsewhere. Photo credit: pdphoto |
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September 22
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Oceans cover almost three quarters (71%) of the surface of the Earth, and nearly half of the world's marine waters are over 3000 m deep. This global, interconnected body of continents and archipelagos into the following five bodies, from the largest to the smallest: the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean. Official boundaries are defined by the International Hydrographic Organization
Illustration credit: Alexandre Van de Sande |
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September 23
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Photo credit: NASA |
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September 24
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Particle physics is a branch of physics that studies the elementary constituents of matter and radiation, and the interactions between them. In the experiment illustrated here, particles erupt from the collision point of two relativistic (100 GeV) gold ions in the STAR detector of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Electrically charged particles are discernible by the curves they trace in the detector's magnetic field. Illustration credit: RHIC |
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September 25
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The Photo credit: David Rydevik |
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September 26
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The blue ice covering Lake Fryxell in the Transantarctic Mountains, a mountain range in Antarctica, comes from glacial meltwater from the Canada Glacier and other smaller glaciers. The freshwater stays on top of the lake and freezes, sealing in briny water below. Photo credit: Joe Mastroianni |
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September 27
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Photo credit: Fir0002 |
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September 28
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The at about 1,000 kilometers per second. Photo credit: |
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September 29
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The on different plants; the catkins are produced early in the spring, often before the leaves or as the new leaves open. Photo credit: Aka |
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September 30
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The Photo credit: Josh Landis |
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