Wikipedia:Picture of the day/January 2007
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A honey bee extracts nectar from a flower using its proboscis. Tiny hairs covering the bee's body maintain a slight electrostatic charge, causing pollen from the flower's anthers to stick to the bee's hairs, allowing for pollination when the bee moves on to another flower. Photo credit: Jon Sullivan |
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[edit] January 2 - Tue
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The obverse of a proof-quality Lincoln cent with cameo effect. This has been the United States one-cent coin since 1909. Among United States coins, there are more one-cent coins produced than any other denomination. The reverse has featured the Lincoln Memorial since 1958. When the Lincoln cent made its initial appearance, it marked a radical departure from the accepted styling of United States coins. A strong feeling had prevailed against using portraits, but public sentiment stemming from the 100th anniversary celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birth proved stronger than the long-standing prejudice. Photo credit: U.S. Mint |
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[edit] January 3 - Wed
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The Clock Tower is a turret clock structure at the north-eastern end of the Houses of Parliament building in Westminster, London. It is colloquially and popularly known as Big Ben, however this name actually belongs to the clock's main bell. It was raised as a part of Charles Barry's design of a new palace, after the old one was destroyed by fire. The tower is designed in the Victorian Gothic style, and is 96.3 metres (316 feet) high. Photo credit: Diliff |
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[edit] January 4 - Thu
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An Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) egg hatching. The Alevin (larva) has grown around the remains of the yolk sac - visible are the arteries spinning around the yolk and little oildrops, also the gut, the spine, the main caudal blood vessel, the bladder and the arcs of the gills. In about 24 hours it will be a fry without yolk sac. Photo credit: Uwe Kils |
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[edit] January 5 - Fri
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The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil. It is the most numerous of the Spheniscus penguins. Its nearest relatives are the African Penguin, the Humboldt Penguin and the Galapagos Penguin. The main threat to this species is oil pollution which kills more than 20,000 adults and 22,000 juveniles every year off the coast of Argentina. Photo credit: NASA |
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[edit] January 6 - Sat
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The Tulip Stairs and lantern, as seen from below, of the Queen's House in Greenwich, England. Designed by Inigo Jones, the stairs are the first centrally unsupported stairs constructed in England. The stairs are supported by a combination of support by cantilever from the walls and each stair resting on the one below. The first reference to the iron balustrade design as 'tulips' was in 1694 and the name 'Tulip Stairs' dates to the 18th century. Photo credit: Mcginnly |
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[edit] January 7 - Sun
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The Great Bath of the Roman Baths in Bath, England, with Bath Abbey in the background. The complex, a grade I listed building, was constructed during Roman Britain, during which time the town was known as Aquae Sulis. It was rediscovered in the 18th century and, as well as being a major archaeological find, it has become one of the city's main attractions. The entire structure above the level of the pillar bases is a later reconstruction. Photo credit: Diliff |
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[edit] January 8 - Mon
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An animation showing how an obliquely cut torus reveals a pair of circles, known as Villarceau circles, named after the French astronomer and mathematician Yvon Villarceau. The circles have no known practical application, but are merely a curious and somewhat unexpected characteristic of the torus. Animation credit: Kieff |
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[edit] January 9 - Tue
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The Treasury of Athens is a building at Delphi, the holiest of Ancient Greek sites and shrine to the god Apollo. It was built to commemorate the Athenians' victory at the Battle of Marathon. It is one of a number of such treasuries, built by the various states—those overseas as well as those on the mainland—to commemorate victories and to thank the oracle for advice important to those victories. The Athenians had previously been given the advice by the oracle to put their faith in their "wooden walls" – taking this advice to mean their navy, they won a famous battle at Salamis. Photo credit: Sam Korn |
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[edit] January 10 - Wed
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A riffle shuffle being performed during a game of poker, the most common shuffling technique. Shuffling is a procedure used to randomize a deck of playing cards to provide an element of chance in card games. It is often followed by a cut, to ensure that the shuffler has not manipulated the outcome. Photo credit: Johnny Blood |
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[edit] January 11 - Thu
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A diagram of the basic morphology of a female dragonfly, showing detailed external structure and organisation. The wings in the diagram are raised higher than is usual in most dragonflies. The wings are in an 'inspection' position to allow a clearer view of the body. Generally both sets of wings are held relatively flat and horizontally against the body. This raised position is more common with a dragonfly in flight. The wings have been shown solely to give a sense of proportion. Diagram credit: WikipedianProlific/Gustavb/Andrew c |
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[edit] January 12 - Fri
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[edit] January 13 - Sat
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[edit] January 21 - Sun
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[edit] January 22 - Mon
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[edit] January 23 - Tue
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[edit] January 24 - Wed
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[edit] January 28 - Sun
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[edit] January 29 - Mon
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