Images Dated 30th January 2007

A general view of Blackpool shows the North Pier and the Tower in northern England

A general view of Blackpool shows the North Pier and the Tower in northern England, January 30, 2007. The northern city of Manchester unexpectedly won the fight to host Britain's first Las Vegas-style supercasino on Tuesday, beating off challengers including nearby Blackpool and London's Millennium Dome. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN) - GM1DUMREABAA

SIEUR DE MAISONNEUVE (1612-1676). Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve

SIEUR DE MAISONNEUVE
(1612-1676). Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve. French colonial administrator. Sieur de Maisonneuve fighting the Iroquois outside the fort at Montreal, Canada, 1644. Drawing by C.W. Jefferys, 1942

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Flight height of birds, historical art

Flight height of birds. Coloured historical artwork showing the maximum flight heights of various birds. The scale down the left edge of the image gives the altitude in metres, from sea level up to 9000 metres, which is higher than Mount Everest. The only bird known to fly so high is the Andean condor (top right). At lower levels, the birds include the vulture (below condor) and the eagle (below vulture at 5000 metres). Lower yet are the swallows (lower right) and swans (lower left). On the ground near sea level is a pheasant, while on the sea is the flightless penguin. This artwork was published in The Atmosphere by Camille Flammarion, in 1873

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