Northwest Africa (NWA) 5549 Iron Meteorite at Arizona State University.
Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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"Apollo receiving Homage from the Muses" by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1745).
Higher quality: stairsainty.com/artwork/apollo…
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Giambattista Tiepolo - Apollo receiving homage from the Muses
In this classically constructed and highly coloured work Tiepolo presents Apollo as patron to the arts, the object of veneration by the MusesStair Sainty
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When I mentored for Big Brothers Big Sisters, my "little" insisted on knowing the birthdays of my cats, so that we would celebrate them every year!
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"Apollo and the Nine Muses on Mount Parnassus" attributed to Pierre-Paul Prud'hon.
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
"Apollo and the Nine Muses" by Gustave Moreau (1856).
Gustave Moreau, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
"The Muse Urania" by Unknown at the Museo Nacional del Prado.
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The Muse Urania - The Collection
This marble statue and other seven more (E000068, E000041, E000040, E000061, E000038, E000069, E000037) were unearthed in about 1500 in Hadrian´s Vill...www.museodelprado.es
"Allegory of Astronomy" by Nicolas Auguste Galimard (1856).
CC0 Paris Musées / Musée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris Item P786-4.
Astronomy (Urania) Chimney Clock. Martin (Clockmaker), Anonymous (Bronzier). Circa 1775.
CC0 Paris Musées / Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris Item MB468.
How markets coopted free software’s most powerful weapon (LibrePlanet ‘18 Keynote) — Benj. Mako Hill
Talk is by @mako
Compared to 2018 we now have at least a little bit more software freedom for phones (for people that are willing to put the effort in to run with these options with practical downsides such as possibly not being able to run banking apps or not being able to use all the capabilities of the phone). We have options like: @replicant @mobian @Postmarketos @GrapheneOS @PINE64 Pinephone
Also any governing body that actually cares about humans should take a look at this campaign:
publiccode.eu/ Public Money? #PublicCode mastodon.social/@fsfe
How markets coopted free software's most powerful weapon (LibrePlanet '18 Keynote) — Benj. Mako Hill
[To skip introduction full of thanking people and stuff, start at 3:19.] Description: In my closing keynote address for LibrePlanet 2018, I suggest that a growing number of companies have learned from digital commons like free software, Wikipedia, …makosharkattack | Invidious
"Comet Tago-Sato-Kosaka, 1969 g. A 3-min exposure on Kodak Ila-O with the Curtis-Schmidt telescope, University of Michigan, located at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. Plate taken 1969 December 28.06 UT."
V. M. Blanco and Arturo Gomez, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Color edits.
Snuffbox in painted papier-mache depicting Great Comet of 1811 viewed from Pont-Neuf. 1988-134 Science Museum Group Collection Online. Accessed March 4, 2023. collection.sciencemuseumgroup.….
Science Museum Group. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence.
Snuffbox in painted papier-mache depicting Great Comet of 1811 viewed from Pont-Neuf | Science Museum Group Collection
Snuffbox in painted papier-mache depicting Great Comet of 1811 viewed from Pont-Neuf, Pariscollection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk
Kaali Crater Meteorite from the Estonian island of Saaremaa.
Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr: flic.kr/p/2ngzo29
The Touchstone for Meteoritic Mythology — from Kaali Crater, Estonia
A peek inside the rare Kaali Crater meteor from Estonia. I just obtained this, a complement to the main mass I obtained earlier. On rare occasion in the era before science, a meteor would explode in the sky near a populated area.Flickr
"Coggia's Comet, 1874. Seen from the Pont-Neuf, Paris."
From "The World of Comets" by Amédée Guillemin (1877).
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Statue of the Muse Urania by Joseph Klieber (1825) in the Hall of Muses at the Palais Erzherzog Albrecht, Vienna.
Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Cover of "Comets, Meteors, and Meteorites. (Guide leaflet, No. 77, American Museum of Natural History)," by Chester Reeds (1933). Color edits and cropping.
It presumably shows the "Saviksue" or Cape York Meteorite, used by locals for centuries, shown to Peary in 1894. The main mass was renamed Ahnighito by Peary (it was also called the "Tent"). Other pieces include the Woman and the Dog.
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"The Suizhou meteorite shower occurred on April 15, 1986 in Dayanpo, Suizhou Prefecture, Hubei Province at 6:50 pm."
Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr: flic.kr/p/2iSmcYS
CHINA'S SUIZHOU METEORITE FEATURING THE NEWLY DISCOVERED MINERAL "TUITE"
The Suizhou meteorite shower occurred on April 15, 1986 in Dayanpo, Suizhou Prefecture, Hubei Province at 6:50pm, a witnessed fall. Suizhou is most widely known for containing a mineral never before seen in nature.Flickr
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Tropical Cyclone Freddy brought heavy rain and flooding to Madagascar and Mozambique. This animation shows NASA IMERG satellite precipitation estimates from Feb. 6 to March 2, along with the cyclone’s position and intensity.
Details:
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Tropical Cyclone Freddy Brings Heavy Rain and Flooding to Madagascar and Mozambique | NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission
Tropical Cyclone Freddy first made landfall along the east coast of Madagascar just north of the town of Mananjary on Feb.go.nasa.gov
"The Great Comet of 1811" by Unknown (1900).
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The Great Comet of 1811, 1900 by Unbekannt: Fine art print
Buy The Great Comet of 1811, 1900 by Unbekannt as fine art print. ✓ High-quality museum grade. ✓ Perfect reproductionMeisterdrucke
An oriented fragment of the Sikhote-Alin Meteorite, at the Museum of Natural History, Florence.
Sailko, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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NASA Skywatching Home
What’s visible in the night sky? Get skywatching tips and resources from NASA.NASA Solar System Exploration
The Wooden Toy Train Video Game
I randomly came across this YouTube video from an engineer (civil, not railroad) who was building virtual railroads using woodenkottke.org
A meteorite? a carved piece of wood? Curious object in drawing not described in Pallas' "Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs" Vol. 1. Looks like what I would imagine to be the "Image of the Goddess."
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The Complete Python Programming MEGA Bundle
We’ve teamed up with Zenva for our newest bundle. Pay what you want for $1,000 worth of Python programming courses, and help support NPower.Humble Bundle
Factorio gets official Wayland support on Linux
Are you a Wayland user? Do you play Factorio? The latest update should make things a lot smoother for you.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is a Vampire Survivors styled spin-off
Ghost Ship Publishing and Funday Games recently announced a Deep Rock Galactic spin-off named Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor and I need it right now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
"Frieze showing a sacrifice to goddess Aphrodite in the theatre of Perge" Antalya Archaeological Museum. Perge collections.
In her right hand the Goddess, as the City of Perge, is holding her image.
Interesting article about Perge: cointalk.com/threads/cult-stat…
Rietveld's book has many more details: goodreads.com/book/show/237966…
Photo by Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Meg's Monster is a cute looking unique short JRPG out now
Japanese developer Odencat just released Meg's Monster, a cute looking short JRPG with a rather interesting twist.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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Jack Dorsey-backed Twitter alternative Bluesky hits the App Store as an invite-only app | TechCrunch
Where Twitter asks "What's happening?," Bluesky asks "What's up?"Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)
📢UPDATE: EMIT’s data is now available to the public through the open science portal: VISIONS. You can explore what measurements have been made and where the mission will be observing next.
Get started: earth.jpl.nasa.gov/emit/data/d…
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Coverage and Forecasts | EMIT Open Data Portal – EMIT
EMIT will make the first detailed maps of dust composition of Earth’s dust source regions and use state-of-the-art climate models to better understand regional and global heating and cooling impacts and future changes in dust source regions.EMIT
Coin depicting the image of the Goddess Artemis Pergaia at her temple in Perge, Pamphylia. (~139-161 CE)
Source: forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth…
Great information about baetyls on coins: forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth…
Marcus Aurelius Perga
What I Like About Ancient Coins - A bronze coin of Marcus Aurelius from Perga in Pamhlylia showing the Pergaian Artemis.www.forumancientcoins.com
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