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 Medal for the 225th anniversary of the porcelain factory in Meissen, 1935. The AV depicts the portrait of the inventor of the stoneware which is named after him, Johann Friedrich Böttger. RV: the crossed swords logo for Meissen and the dates of the jubilee. Brown so-called "Böttgersteinzeug" Change image |
English : Medal for the 225th anniversary of the porcelain factory in Meissen, 1935.
The AV depicts the portrait of the inventor of the stoneware which is named after him, Johann Friedrich Böttger. RV: the crossed swords logo for Meissen and the dates of the jubilee. Brown so-called "Böttgersteinzeug"
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Grandpas's Eyeglasses (Os Óculos do Vovô), a 1913 silent short by Francisco Dias Ferreira dos Santos, is the oldest surviving Brazilian fiction film. Choose a new media file |
English : Grandpas's Eyeglasses (Os Óculos do Vovô), a 1913 silent short by Francisco Dias Ferreira dos Santos, is the oldest surviving Brazilian fiction film.
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 View of a glacier from the top in Chugach State Park, Alaska, United States. Change image |
NASA’s telescope Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), installed on the International Space Station, maps X-ray echoes to reveal changes to the corona of black hole MAXI J1820+070. Choose a new media file |
English : NASA’s telescope Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), installed on the International Space Station, maps X-ray echoes to reveal changes to the corona of black hole MAXI J1820+070.
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Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin's Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39. Choose a new media file |
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,_Elizabeth_Quay_Bridge_--_2019_--_0346-8_(crop_2).jpg) Elizabeth Quay Bridge and skyline in Perth, Western Australia, Australia Change image |
English : Elizabeth Quay Bridge and skyline in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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A Christmas market (type of street market) during the four weeks of Advent. Originated in Germany, but are now common worldwide. Choose a new media file |
English : A Christmas market (type of street market) during the four weeks of Advent. Originated in Germany, but are now common worldwide.
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 Viru bog at wintertime. Change image |
 A rendered visualization of the Ventricular system, specifically the Cerebral aqueduct shown in red, using data from Anatomography. Choose a new media file |
English : A rendered visualization of the Ventricular system, specifically the Cerebral aqueduct shown in red, using data from Anatomography.
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 360° view on the library of the Estonian Students' Society. It is the oldest academical student society in Estonia and was founded today 150 years ago. Change image |
English : 360° view on the library of the Estonian Students' Society. It is the oldest academical student society in Estonia and was founded today 150 years ago.
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Example of a 2D Fourier Transform applied to an image. Choose a new media file |
English : Example of a 2D Fourier Transform applied to an image.
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 Skylight in the Cybele Palace or Palace of Communication, located on the Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid, Spain. The building, one of the landmarks of Spain's capital, was inaugurated in 1919 as headquarters of the Spanish postal and telecommunications service (Correos). The building was designed by Antonio Palacios and Joaquín Otamendi. Today the building is seat of the City Council. Change image |
English : Skylight in the Cybele Palace or Palace of Communication, located on the Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid, Spain. The building, one of the landmarks of Spain's capital, was inaugurated in 1919 as headquarters of the Spanish postal and telecommunications service (Correos). The building was designed by Antonio Palacios and Joaquín Otamendi. Today the building is seat of the City Council.
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Historical reenactment: "Borders to guard" 1915 - 1919, on August 3rd and 4th, 2019, at the Belfort citadel. Choose a new media file |
English : Historical reenactment: "Borders to guard" 1915 - 1919, on August 3rd and 4th, 2019, at the Belfort citadel.
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.jpg) Berlin cathedral is reflecting in the river Spree on a cloudy day. View from west towards east. Change image |
English : Berlin cathedral is reflecting in the river Spree on a cloudy day. View from west towards east.
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Torah scroll in Kazerne Dossin Museum, Mechelen, Belgium. Choose a new media file |
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 Crucifix in the St Viktor Church in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
1904 recording of Mr. Lefires, a French flatulist. Choose a new media file |
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This animation compares the X-ray 'heartbeats' of GRS 1915 and IGR J17091, two black holes that ingest gas from companion stars. The data was recorded by Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). Choose a new media file |
English : This animation compares the X-ray 'heartbeats' of GRS 1915 and IGR J17091, two black holes that ingest gas from companion stars. The data was recorded by Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE).
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 Resurrection of Christ at the winged altar of the parish- and pilgrimage church Maria Laach am Jauerling, Lower Austria. Anonymous master, 1480. Change image |
English : Resurrection of Christ at the winged altar of the parish- and pilgrimage church Maria Laach am Jauerling, Lower Austria. Anonymous master, 1480.
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A chatty Brewer's blackbird in San Francisco, California Choose a new media file |
English : A chatty Brewer's blackbird in San Francisco, California
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 Rows of seats in Olympiastadion Munich which is situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München. The stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. With an original capacity of 80,000, the stadium also hosted many major football matches including the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final and the UEFA Euro 1988 Final. It hosted the European Cup Finals in 1979, 1993 and 1997. Its current capacity is 69,250. Change image |
English : Rows of seats in Olympiastadion Munich which is situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München. The stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. With an original capacity of 80,000, the stadium also hosted many major football matches including the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final and the UEFA Euro 1988 Final. It hosted the European Cup Finals in 1979, 1993 and 1997. Its current capacity is 69,250.
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Ludwig van Beethoven's first movement of the Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 10, No. 3 was written in 1798. Choose a new media file |
English : Ludwig van Beethoven's first movement of the Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 10, No. 3 was written in 1798.
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English : View of a lake in the Eagle River Valley, Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, United States.
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Seven years ago the Boston Marathon was hit by a terror attack. The same day (April 15, 2013) U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the event. Choose a new media file |
English : Seven years ago the Boston Marathon was hit by a terror attack. The same day (April 15, 2013) U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the event.
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 A female llama (Lama glama) with her cria at Laguna Colorada, Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa, Bolivia. Change image |
English : A female llama (Lama glama) with her cria at Laguna Colorada, Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa, Bolivia.
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The ESO Very Large Telescope observes the southern skies using four mirrors 8.2 metres in diameter. But keeping the VLT´s eyes clear requires each mirror to be cleaned and recoated occasionally. Choose a new media file |
English : The ESO Very Large Telescope observes the southern skies using four mirrors 8.2 metres in diameter. But keeping the VLT´s eyes clear requires each mirror to be cleaned and recoated occasionally.
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.jpg) Aerial photo of clouds gliding in Makhtesh Ramon, Negev desert, Israel Change image |
 President Donald Trump Cuts US Funding to WHO. President claims WHO was slow to act and promoted China's 'disinformation'. The US is WHO's single biggest donor, providing $400 million in 2019, nearly 15% of its budget. Choose a new media file |
English : President Donald Trump Cuts US Funding to WHO. President claims WHO was slow to act and promoted China's 'disinformation'. The US is WHO's single biggest donor, providing $400 million in 2019, nearly 15% of its budget.
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.jpg) Public Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA in November 2019. Change image |
This 1860 phonautogram by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville is the oldest known intelligible recording of the human voice. It is excerpt from the song “Au clair de la lune”. Choose a new media file |
English : This 1860 phonautogram by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville is the oldest known intelligible recording of the human voice. It is excerpt from the song “Au clair de la lune”.
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 Mausoleum dedicated to the drivers "Ecuador" of Carchi in the cemetery of Tulcán, located in the city of Tulcán, capital of the Carchi Province, northern Ecuador. The cemetery, with an area of 8 hectares (20 acres), was founded in 1932 to replace the former one that was damaged in the 1923 earthquake. José María Azael Franco Guerrero was, back in 1936, in charge of the city parks, and started topiary works in the Tulcán cemetery. Since then the cemetery park has become internationally popular in the art of topiary, and was renamed in 2007 to cemetery Azael Franco to honour his work. Change image |
English : Mausoleum dedicated to the drivers "Ecuador" of Carchi in the cemetery of Tulcán, located in the city of Tulcán, capital of the Carchi Province, northern Ecuador. The cemetery, with an area of 8 hectares (20 acres), was founded in 1932 to replace the former one that was damaged in the 1923 earthquake. José María Azael Franco Guerrero was, back in 1936, in charge of the city parks, and started topiary works in the Tulcán cemetery. Since then the cemetery park has become internationally popular in the art of topiary, and was renamed in 2007 to cemetery Azael Franco to honour his work.
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A time lapse of the Falkirk Wheel over a time period of approximately 10 minutes. Choose a new media file |
English : A time lapse of the Falkirk Wheel over a time period of approximately 10 minutes.
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 North side of Melk Abbey and entry of Melk river into the Danube. View from Emmersdorf, Lower Austria. Change image |
English : North side of Melk Abbey and entry of Melk river into the Danube. View from Emmersdorf, Lower Austria.
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 Ellipse trammel designed by Frans van Schooten. Choose a new media file |
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 A set of drill bits in a workshop. Ukraine Change image |
English : A set of drill bits in a workshop. Ukraine
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 Morning game reserve in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Alfred von Croÿ commissioned the English landscape architect Edward Milner with the gardening in the 1860s. The work was carried out by the gardener Charles Barnard. Wikipedia: Dülmen • Edward Milner Change image |
English : Morning game reserve in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Alfred von Croÿ commissioned the English landscape architect Edward Milner with the gardening in the 1860s. The work was carried out by the gardener Charles Barnard. Wikipedia: Dülmen • Edward Milner |
Follow a coronal mass ejection as is passes Venus then Earth, and explore how the sun drives Earth's winds and oceans. Choose a new media file |
English : Follow a coronal mass ejection as is passes Venus then Earth, and explore how the sun drives Earth's winds and oceans.
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 Female southern masked weaver bird (Ploceus velatus) with tongue out and toes crossed. Change image |
English : Female southern masked weaver bird (Ploceus velatus) with tongue out and toes crossed.
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Juvenile spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) simply grooms itself as it watches the earthworm crawl between its legs. Choose a new media file |
English : Juvenile spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) simply grooms itself as it watches the earthworm crawl between its legs.
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 Transport of recycled material on a freight bicycle in Shanghai. Change image |
 Simplified animation of a 5-speed Manual transmission. input shaft, connected to the Clutch and motor output shaft constant-mesh wheels of the gears 1, 2, 3, 5. These gears rotate freely on the output shaft Dog clutches locking gears with the output the reverse uses a sliding-mesh Idler-wheel shift linkage Choose a new media file |
English : Simplified animation of a 5-speed Manual transmission.
input shaft, connected to the Clutch and motor
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constant-mesh wheels of the gears 1, 2, 3, 5. These gears rotate freely on the output shaft
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the reverse uses a sliding-mesh Idler-wheel
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 View of the exterior of the Pula Arena during sunset, an amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. This Roman edifice was constructed between 27 BC and 68 AD and is among the largest surviving Roman arenas in the world. At the same time, is the best preserved ancient monument in Croatia and the only remaining amphitheater having all four side towers with all three Roman architectural orders entirely preserved. Change image |
English : View of the exterior of the Pula Arena during sunset, an amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. This Roman edifice was constructed between 27 BC and 68 AD and is among the largest surviving Roman arenas in the world. At the same time, is the best preserved ancient monument in Croatia and the only remaining amphitheater having all four side towers with all three Roman architectural orders entirely preserved.
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The Chechahcos, a 1924 American silent film on the Klondike Gold Rush, was the first full-length motion picture filmed entirely in Alaska. Choose a new media file |
English : The Chechahcos, a 1924 American silent film on the Klondike Gold Rush, was the first full-length motion picture filmed entirely in Alaska.
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.jpg) A rainbow cape designed by Christopher Bailey for Burberry on display for the Camp: Notes on Fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Change image |
English : A rainbow cape designed by Christopher Bailey for Burberry on display for the Camp: Notes on Fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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The Infernal Cauldron is a 1903 hand-colored trick film by Georges Méliès. Choose a new media file |
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_cub.jpg) Cheetah cub, (Acinonyx jubatus) in Phinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Cubs are hidden in long grass when mother goes hunting. KwaZulu-Natal was created on 27 April 1994 Change image |
English : Cheetah cub, (Acinonyx jubatus) in Phinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Cubs are hidden in long grass when mother goes hunting. KwaZulu-Natal was created on 27 April 1994
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This video was taken October 18, 2011 from on board the International Space Station while it travels from just south of Alaska to eastern Cuba. The camera was north-facing, so the Aurora Borealis is visible. Lightning storms can be seen while Chicago and the south end of Lake Michigan pass by in the background. Choose a new media file |
English : This video was taken October 18, 2011 from on board the International Space Station while it travels from just south of Alaska to eastern Cuba. The camera was north-facing, so the Aurora Borealis is visible. Lightning storms can be seen while Chicago and the south end of Lake Michigan pass by in the background.
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 Heilig-Geist-Spital (Hospital of the Holy Spirit) in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany Change image |
Les Canards tyroliens (the Yodling Ducks) is a 1869 French song on the freedom of assembly created by Thérésa and performed in 1930 by Yvonne Gabaroche. Choose a new media file |
English : Les Canards tyroliens (the Yodling Ducks) is a 1869 French song on the freedom of assembly created by Thérésa and performed in 1930 by Yvonne Gabaroche.
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 Transparent roof of the Main Post Office in Saint Petersburg, Russia Change image |
Girl Shy is a 1924 American film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor and starring Harold Lloyd. Choose a new media file |
English : Girl Shy is a 1924 American film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor and starring Harold Lloyd.
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_female.jpg) Female topi (Damaliscus lunatus jimela) in the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, ended her visit to Uganda on 30 April 1954. Change image |
English : Female topi (Damaliscus lunatus jimela) in the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, ended her visit to Uganda on 30 April 1954.
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Traditional Yiddish song Ver Hot aza Yingele? performed by Eurocantica music group. Choose a new media file |
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