Images Dated 9th November 2007

Lady Mary Fitzalan (oil on canvas)

DON279053 Lady Mary Fitzalan (oil on canvas) by Eworth or Ewoutsz, Hans (fl.1520-74) (after); 213.4x118.1 cm; His Grace The Duke of Norfolk, Arundel Castle; (add.info.: Mary Howard (nee Fitzalan), duchess of Norfolk (1539/40-57), married Thomas Howard (1538-72), fourth duke of Norfolk c.1554; mother of saint Philip Howard;); Flemish, out of copyright

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Clouds soaring in blue sky above snowy mountains

Clouds soaring in blue sky above snowy mountains in clear blue sky at sunrise, spring, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Antarctic Convergence, Polar Front

© 2008 John Eastcott and Yva Momatiuk registered at U.S. Library of Congress Office

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Buckyball molecule, computer artwork

Buckyball molecule. Conceptual computer artwork that might represent research into, or hi-tech automated production of, buckyball molecules (white sphere). Buckyballs are fullerenes, structural types (allotropes) of carbon. This one has 60 carbon atoms, which are arranged in a spherical structure consisting of interlinking hexagonal and pentagonal rings. It is thought that one day the ability of buckyballs to trap atoms (pink) within them might benefit the medical community. For example, they may be used to deliver medicines to specific tissues and cells. Buckyballs can also be used to trap metallic elements. This means scientists can fine tune a buckyball's electronic properties, which may be useful in electronic devices and circuitry

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