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A female figure among astronomical apparatus, representing Astronomy, C. Taylor (1795), after Charles Nicolas Cochin.

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A female figure among astronomical apparatus, representing Astronomy, C. Taylor (1795), after Charles Nicolas Cochin. Wellcome Collection, Public Domain via: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ss45mnn2

A female figure among astronomical apparatus: representing astronomy. Stipple engraving, 1795, after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.

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"Armillary sphere made by Girolamo Della Volpaia, Florence, Italy, 1554. Inscribed 'Hieronymus Carmilli Vulpariae, Florentin, F.1554.'"

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 via Item 1878-12 at the Science Museum Group Collection Online. collection.sciencemuseumgroup.…

"Armillary sphere made by Girolamo Della Volpaia, Florence, Italy, 1554. Inscribed 'Hieronymus Carmilli Vulpariae, Florentin, F.1554.'" CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 via Item 1878-12 at the Science Museum Group Collection Online. https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co56284/armillary-sphere-by-girolamo-della-volpaia-armillary-sphere
"Armillary sphere made by Girolamo Della Volpaia, Florence, Italy, 1554. Inscribed 'Hieronymus Carmilli Vulpariae, Florentin, F.1554.'" CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 via Item 1878-12 at the Science Museum Group Collection Online. https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co56284/armillary-sphere-by-girolamo-della-volpaia-armillary-sphere

Armillary sphere by Girolamo Della Volpaia | Science Museum Group Collection

Armillary sphere made by Girolamo Della Volpaia, Florence, Italy, 1554. Inscribed ‘'Hieronymus Carmilli Vulpariae, Florentin, F.1554'.
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@LoveAlmonds this Science Museum Group has many more of these and other instruments, more to come 😀

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"Ancient Observations at the Observatory of Alexandria," from "Les étoiles et les curiosités du ciel" by Camille Flammarion (1882).

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"Ancient Observations at the Observatory of Alexandria," from "Les étoiles et les curiosités du ciel" by Camille Flammarion (1882). https://archive.org/details/lestoilesetles00flamuoft

Les étoiles et les curiosités du ciel; description complètes du ciel visible à l'oeil nu et de tous les objets célestes faciles à observer; supplément de l'Astronomie populaire : Flammarion, Camille, 1842-1925 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Inte

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"Precession of the Equinoxes Model" designed by T. W. Burr and made by William Hislop (~1855-1860).

"...this terrestrial globe was used to demonstration the causes for precession of the equinoxes... By spinning the globe, the device illustrates the causes for the wobble in the Earth's axis of rotation that moves over a 26,000 years period..."

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"Precession of the Equinoxes Model" designed by T. W. Burr and made by William Hislop (~1855-1860). Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence via Item 1915-547 at the Science Museum Group Collection Online.

Precession of the Equinoxes model, 1855-1860 | Science Museum Group Collection

Apparatus for showing the precession of the equinoxes, under glass shade, which belonged to Sir William Huggins. Thought to be an example of a device designed by Mr T. W. Burr and made by the London chronometer maker, William Hislop, c,1855.
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Welcome home, #Crew5!

The four members of NASA's @SpaceX Crew-5 mission are back on Earth, wrapping up a 157-day, 2,500-orbit, @ISS_Research-packed trip to the @Space_Station: go.nasa.gov/3JcKWe8
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Splash Down Near Florida Coast, Safe on Earth

After splashing down safely in their Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Tampa, Florida, on Saturday, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 completed the agency’s fifth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station.
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LIVE: An update on NASA's SpaceX #Crew5 mission, which splashed down safely off the coast of Tampa, Florida at 9:02pm ET. youtube.com/watch?v=Upj2d7bvDr…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Post-Splashdown Media Teleconference

NASA hosted a media teleconference on March 11, 2023, to discuss the splashdown and conclusion of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission. Briefing participants include...
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The Jonzac Meteorite fell on June 13, 1819 in France.

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The Jonzac Meteorite fell on June 13, 1819 in France. Courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Natural History; Open Access, publicdomain/zero/1.0; Mineralogy and Meteoritics, Yale University; https://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-MIN-100997 Color edit.

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Jonzac, Fell 1819-06-13
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Welcome home #Crew5! @NASA_Astronauts @AstroDuke, @astro_josh, @JAXA_en’s @Astro_Wakata, and @Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina are seen inside the @SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance after splashdown off the coast of Florida. Check back for more images: flic.kr/s/aHBqjAvmSr
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20230311_NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 Landing

Explore this photo album by NASA HQ PHOTO on Flickr!
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Welcome home, #Crew5! The international crew splashed down at 9:02pm ET off the coast of Tampa, Florida, completing their 157-day mission. 🪂🌎 More... go.nasa.gov/3FieMNf
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Crew-5 Safely Returns to Earth After Splashdown

NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina splashed down safely in the SpaceX Dragon Endurance in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Flo…
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Are you ready for a splashdown?

We've got live coverage from the Gulf of Mexico as #Crew5 returns to Earth and gets picked up by our recovery team. Splashdown is currently scheduled for 9:02pm ET (0202 UTC March 12). twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ZkJz…

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Are you ready for a splashdown?

We've got live coverage from the Gulf of Mexico as #Crew5 returns to Earth and gets picked up by our recovery team. Splashdown is currently scheduled for 9:02pm ET (0202 UTC March 12). twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ZkJz…
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The @SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft is seen as it returns from space with #Crew5 @NASA_Astronauts @AstroDuke, @astro_josh, @JAXA_en’s @Astro_Wakata, and @Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, after 157 days aboard @SpaceStation! 📷flic.kr/s/aHBqjAvmSr
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20230311_NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 Landing

Explore this photo album by NASA HQ PHOTO on Flickr!
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Splashdown!

#Crew5 is back on Earth, completing a science mission of nearly six months on the @Space_Station. Their @SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft touched down at 9:02pm ET (0202 UTC March 12) near Tampa off the coast of Florida.
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Splashdown!

#Crew5 is back on Earth, completing a science mission of nearly six months on the @Space_Station. Their @SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft touched down at 9:02pm ET (0202 UTC March 12) near Tampa off the coast of Florida.
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Are you ready for a splashdown?

We've got live coverage from the Gulf of Mexico as #Crew5 returns to Earth and gets picked up by our recovery team. Splashdown is currently scheduled for 9:02pm ET (0202 UTC March 12). twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ZkJz…
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Are you ready for a splashdown?

We've got live coverage from the Gulf of Mexico as #Crew5 returns to Earth and gets picked up by our recovery team. Splashdown is currently scheduled for 9:02pm ET (0202 UTC March 12). twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ZkJz…
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"Astronomy Lesson of the Duchesse du Maine [Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon] at the Château de Sceaux," by François de Troy (~1702-1705).

François de Troy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

"Astronomy Lesson of the Duchesse du Maine [Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon] at the Château de Sceaux," by François de Troy (~1702-1705). François de Troy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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"Galileo Galilei already blind talks with Vincenzo Viviani in the Arcetri Villa," by Tito Lessi (1892).

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"Galileo Galilei already blind talks with Vincenzo Viviani in the Arcetri Villa," by Tito Lessi (1892). Tito Lessi, Public Domain via Museo Galileo: https://opac.museogalileo.it/imss/resource?uri=1038082

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The Hamilton Meteorite was found in 1966 in Queensland, Australia.

Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)

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The Hamilton Meteorite was found in 1966 in Queensland, Australia. Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International) https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/specimens/245

Hamilton meteorite

Stony, Ordinary Chondrite
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Deorbit burn is complete and the Dragon Endurance nosecone is closed. Splashdown is targeted for 9:02pm ET. Watch live on @nasa TV: nasa.gov/live
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Dragon Endurance Deorbit Burn Complete

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina on their return to Earth after a nearly six-month science missi…
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The deorbit burn is underway as Crew-5 gets closer to splashdown. go.nasa.gov/3FgEC3W
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Crew-5 Astronauts Preparing for Final Hour before Splashdown

Watch the agency’s live coverage as NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft are about one hour away from …
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I'm at my first-ever #NHL game. 😎 My two favorite teams (Carolina and Vegas), have been falling all over the ice like 5 year olds. I love it.
A pause in the Carolina-Vegas game, presumably at a commercial break. 12:54 remain in the second period.
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🤔 Something you don't see on TV: what are the folks doing at the goal holes before game and during intermission? They have a bucket. Are they maybe scooping ice out of the post holes?
A worker doing something at a goal's post hole during intermission.
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Well, that was a tough ending: Vegas 4, Carolina 0. Hate to see a home team get shut out. I am 1000% going to come see another game at some point, tho. I feel like I could even do the drive back from Raleigh this late, meaning I wouldn't need to book a room next time.
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@sj 🤞🏾 I haven't been watching as many games or keeping up with hockey news in the last month or so, so I was pleased to see where both teams were in the standings. Do you get to go to games often yourself?
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"The Three Last Castilian Muses: Urania, Muse Nine" from the "Complete Works of Francisco de Quevedo," Volume 3, edition by Enrico Cornelio Verdussen; Antwerp, 1697.

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"The Three Last Castilian Muses: Urania, Muse Nine" from the "Complete Works of Francisco de Quevedo," Volume 3, edition by Enrico Cornelio Verdussen; Antwerp, 1697. Enrico Cornelio Verdussen (editor), s:es:User:Torquemada (digitalizador), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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C2022 E3 ZTF seen from the Bauduen Observatory in France.

Pelligton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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C2022 E3 ZTF seen from the Bauduen Observatory in France. Pelligton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Scientists, start your (snow machine) engines!

@nasa’s SnowEx starts its final campaign this week in Alaska’s boreal forests and tundra.

More than three dozen researchers are in the field, measuring different snow conditions and flying instruments over snowy landscapes. ❄️
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"Astronomy: The Open Air Observatory at Delhi" by Thomas Daniell (1797). Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1815.

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"Astronomy: The Open Air Observatory at Delhi" by Thomas Daniell (1797). Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1815. Wellcome Collection Public Domain via https://wellcomecollection.org/works/s3dpx599 Color edits and cropping.

Astronomy: the open air observatory at Delhi. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1815.

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Why has it been so hard for tech firms to manage harmful behaviors from their recommender systems?

Wonderfully clear and thoughtful article by @randomwalker for @knightcolumbia:

Initial reactions below (1/n)

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Understanding Social Media Recommendation Algorithms | Knight First Amendment Institute

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The Mighei Meteorite fell on June 18, 1889 in Ukraine.

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The Mighei Meteorite fell on June 18, 1889 in Ukraine. Courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Natural History; Open Access, publicdomain/zero/1.0; Mineralogy and Meteoritics, Yale University; https://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-MIN-101919 Color and cropping edits.

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Mighei, Fell 1889
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"Galileo Galilei receiving John Milton," by Annibale Gatti.

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"Galileo Galilei receiving John Milton," by Annibale Gatti. Wellcome Collection Public Domain Mark via https://wellcomecollection.org/works/gme37ues

Galileo Galilei receiving John Milton. Oil painting by Annibale Gatti.

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Ah yes. The deeply antisocial creature who insisted that I clear the space next to me so that she can sit just out of reach. #CatsOfMastodon #caturday
A fluffy black cat sitting on a fluffy surface with a blanket next to her
#CatsOfMastodon #Caturday

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This bobcat spent two hours hunting in our yard yesterday. Such a privilege to be in its presence for so long.

#bobcat #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #nature #NewHampshire

Bobcat crouched on the snow under a pine tree. Close-up.
Bobcat striding down a snowy hill with sticks around.
Bobcat standing in the snow looking backwards over the shoulder.
Bobcat crouched on the snow beneath a pine tree, looking up.
#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #bobcat #newhampshire

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Here’s a #caturday picture of Pancake #catsofmastodon
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Oaks in low cloud near Sheepstor this week #Dartmoor #Devon #photography #mosstadon
Green mossy oaks in Mist.
#Photography #dartmoor #devon #mosstadon

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Dw i ddim yn siŵr bod Idris yn hoffi eira.
I'm not sure Idris likes snow.
#CathodMastodon #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday
Cath du a gwyn ar postyn, ei geg bach ar agor. Eira o'i gwmpas yn y caeau. A black and white cat on a post, his mouth slightly open. Snow around him in the fields.
#CatsOfMastodon #Caturday #CathodMastodon

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"Night over the Urania, Vienna" by Fritz Gareis the Younger (1900).

Fritz Gareis the Younger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

"Night over the Urania, Vienna" by Fritz Gareis the Younger (1900). Fritz Gareis the Younger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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time travel

ZOMG!

HAH!!!

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rhino and man
Travel Photographer of the Year awarded photo.
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@Miguela Merci!
The comanionship portrayed by this photo is heartwarming.
La camaraderie dépeinte par cette photo est réconfortante.
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doggies
They must be from the same litter!

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The Esquel Pallasite was found in 1951 near a town in the province of Chubut, Argentina. Etched slices of the Esquel Pallasite make some of the most beautiful pieces of art.

Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)

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The Esquel Pallasite was found in 1951 near a town in the province of Chubut, Argentina. Etched slices of the Esquel Pallasite make some of the most beautiful pieces of art. Photographer: Rodney Start, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International) https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/specimens/100

Esquel meteorite

Stony-Iron, Pallasite
Museums Victoria Collections
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