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Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Part of Pierre and Marie Curies laboratory, Paris, 1904

Part of Pierre and Marie Curies laboratory, Paris, 1904. It was here that they did much of their work on magnetism and radioacticity which led to the 1903 Nobel prize for physics which they shared

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Miller Atlas, c1519

Miller Atlas, c1519. The Portuguese Miller Atlas was discovered in France in 19th century, although its origins are uncertain

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Cape to Cairo, 1899. Artist: John Tenniel

Cape to Cairo, 1899. Artist: John Tenniel
Cape to Cairo, 1899. Cecil Rhodes asking the German Emperor Wilhelm II for permission for the Cape to Cairo telegraph line to be laid across German territories in Africa

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: The Rhodes Colossus, 1892 Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne

The Rhodes Colossus, 1892 Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
The Rhodes Colossus, 1892. Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902), English-born South African businessman and statesman, shown striding across Africa from Cape Town to Cairo with a telegraph wire

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Lord Kelvin, Irish-born Scottish mathematician and physicist, c1900

Lord Kelvin, Irish-born Scottish mathematician and physicist, c1900. Born William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) was educated at Glasgow and Cambridge

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, c1920

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, c1920. Curie (1867-1934), double Nobel Prize winner, seated in her laboratory

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: William Thomson, Lord Kelvin in 1869 (c1890)

William Thomson, Lord Kelvin in 1869 (c1890). Kelvin (1824-1907) Irish-born Scottish mathematician and physicist

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: All Saints Day, 1902

All Saints Day, 1902. Parisians visiting family graves in a Paris cemetery on All Saints Day, l November. From Le Petit Journal. (Paris, 9 November 1902)

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist in 1921

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist in 1921. Curie (1867-1934) with Dean Pegram of the School of Engineering, Columbia University, New York, during her tour of the United States

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist with members of her family in Warsaw, Poland, 1912

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist with members of her family in Warsaw, Poland, 1912. Marie Curie (1867-1934), with her sisters Hela Szalay and Bronya Dluska

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Radium Institute, Paris, c1920

Radium Institute, Paris, c1920. Marie Curie (1867-1934), Polish-born French physicist and Nobel Prize winner, was director of research at the Radium Institute from 1918 until her death

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Radium Institute, Warsaw, Poland, 1932

Radium Institute, Warsaw, Poland, 1932. The institute was inaugurated on 29 May 1932, in the presence of the Nobel Prizewinning scientist Marie Curie and her sister Bronya Dluska

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: The Curie family, late 19th century

The Curie family, late 19th century. Standing (left to right): Jacques, Pierre (1859-1908), French chemist who married Marie Sklodowska with whom he shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Manya Sklodowska (Marie Curie) and her sister Bronya (seated), 1886

Manya Sklodowska (Marie Curie) and her sister Bronya (seated), 1886. The future Nobel Prizewinning physicist before she left her native Poland for France

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: House where Marie Curie was governess, c1887

House where Marie Curie was governess, c1887. Before leaving her native Poland to go to Paris in 1891 to study mathematics, physics and chemistry

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Mr Sklodowski with his three surviving daughters, c1886

Mr Sklodowski with his three surviving daughters, c1886
Mr Sklodovski with his three surviving daughters, c1886. Left to right; Manya (Marie Curie) (1867-1934), Bronya ( Bronya Dluska) and Hela Sklodowsaka

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Madame Sklodowska, c1877

Madame Sklodowska, c1877. Marie Curies (1867-1934) mother, who died when Marie was aged 10

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Work of Marie and Pierre Curie, 1904

Work of Marie and Pierre Curie, 1904. High voltage equipment used by Pierre and Marie Curie to investigate the electrical conductivity of air exposed to radium. From La Nature. (Paris, 1904)

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Electroscope fitted with microscope, 1904

Electroscope fitted with microscope, 1904. This instrument was used in the Curies laboratory, Paris, to detect the presence of radioactivity. From La Nature. (Paris, 1904)

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: A corner of Pierre and Marie Curies laboratory, Paris, 1904

A corner of Pierre and Marie Curies laboratory, Paris, 1904. It was here that they did much of their work on magnetism and radioacticity which led to the 1903 Nobel prize for physics which they

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Battle of Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

Battle of Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Battle of Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485 (1864). Richard III (1452-1485), last Yorkist king of England from 1483, on a white horse

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: John Howard, first Duke of Norfolk, c1850

John Howard, first Duke of Norfolk, c1850. Known as Jack of Norfolk, John Howard (c1430-1485) was Earl Marshal of England from 1483

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Harlech Castle, 19th century. Artist: John Wright Oakes

Harlech Castle, 19th century. Artist: John Wright Oakes
Harlech Castle, 19th century. The construction of Harlech Castle, on a cliff overlooking Cardigan Bay in Wales, was begun by the English king Edward I in 1283

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: The death of Warwick the Kingmaker, 1471 (c1880)

The death of Warwick the Kingmaker, 1471 (c1880). Richard Neville or Nevill, Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), English soldier and statesman was killed at the Battle of Barnet, 14 April 1471

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Dunstanburgh Castle, c1850

Dunstanburgh Castle, c1850. The largest castle in Northumberland, Dunstanburgh was begun in 1313 by the Thomas, Earl of Lancaster

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Edward V, one of the Princes in the Tower, c1880

Edward V, one of the Princes in the Tower, c1880
King Edward V, one of the Princes in the Tower, c1880. The son of Edward IV, King Edward V (1470-1483) was King of England from April to June 1483 but was never crowned

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Richard, Duke of York, c1850

Richard, Duke of York, c1850. Richard Plantagenet (1411-1460), claimant to the English throne and father of Edward IV and Richard III

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Richard Neville or Nevill, Earl of Warwick, English medieval soldier and statesman, 19th century

Richard Neville or Nevill, Earl of Warwick, English medieval soldier and statesman, 19th century. Warwick (1428-1471) in armour holding a shield and sword

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591) c1870

Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591) c1870. Richard III (King of England 1483-1485), Duke of Gloucester at this time, woos Anne, daughter of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, The Kingmaker

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591), c1858. Artist: Robert Dudley

Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591), c1858. Artist: Robert Dudley
Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591) c1858. Richard III gives Sir James Tyrrell the order to kill the sons of Edward IV, the Princes in the Tower, with the inducement say it is done

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: John Ruskin, English author, poet, artist and critic, c1880

John Ruskin, English author, poet, artist and critic, c1880. Ruskin (1819-1900) was a supporter of the Pre-Raphaelites and an inspiration for the Arts and Crafts movement

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Where Ignorance is Bliss, 1868. Artist: George Du Maurier

Where Ignorance is Bliss, 1868. Artist: George Du Maurier
Where Ignorance is Bliss, 1868. Invasion of privacy by a seaside camera obscura (left). Theodore thinks he has found a private spot where he can woo Emily

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Queen Victoria (1819-1901) at the time of her Golden Jubilee, 1887

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) at the time of her Golden Jubilee, 1887. Formal portrait. Victoria became Queen in 1837 and Empress of India in 1877

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Cecil Rhodes, English-born South African entrepreneur and statesman, c1900

Cecil Rhodes, English-born South African entrepreneur and statesman, c1900. Portrayed in this painting riding on his estate, Groote Schuur

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Frederick Sleigh Roberts, British soldier, c1901

Frederick Sleigh Roberts, British soldier, c1901. Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Frederick Sleigh Roberts, British soldier, c1900

Frederick Sleigh Roberts, British soldier, c1900. Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Redvers Henry Buller, British soldier, c1900

Redvers Henry Buller, British soldier, c1900. Buller (1839-1908) won the Victoria Cross at Inhlobane, in the Zulu War, 1879

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Frederick Walter Kitchener, British soldier, c1900

Frederick Walter Kitchener, British soldier, c1900. Kitchener (1859-1912), the younger brother of Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, served as a Major-General during the Boer War

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Leander Starr Jameson, Scottish-born South African politician, c1900

Leander Starr Jameson, Scottish-born South African politician, c1900. A friend of Cecil Rhodes, Jameson (1853-1917) was the leader of the Jameson Raid on 29 December 1895 to 2 January 1896

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Martinus Theunis Steyn, South African statesman c1900

Martinus Theunis Steyn, South African statesman c1900. Steyn (1857-1916) was President of the Orange Free State from 1896 He allied the Orange Free State with the Transvaal during the Boer War

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Max Planck, German theoretical physicist, mid 20th century

Max Planck, German theoretical physicist, mid 20th century. Max Karl Ernst Planck (1858-1947) formulated Quantum Theory, for which he was awarded the 1918 Nobel prize for physics

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Thomas Young, English physician, physicist and Egyptologist, 1881

Thomas Young, English physician, physicist and Egyptologist, 1881. Born at Milverton in Somerset, Young (1773-1829) revived the wave (undulatory)

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Ernest Rutherford broadcasting during a home visit to New Zealand in 1926

Ernest Rutherford broadcasting during a home visit to New Zealand in 1926. In 1908 Rutherford (1871-1937), New Zealand atomic physicist

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist with US President Harding, 1921

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist with US President Harding, 1921. Curie (1867-1934) during her tour of the United States, on the arm of President Warren Harding (1867-1923)

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1921

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1921. Curie (1867-1934) during her tour of the United States in discussion with two fellow scientists in Pittsburgh

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Marie Sklodowska Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1904

Marie Sklodowska Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1904. Marie Curie (1867-1934) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904, together with her husband Pierre and Henri Becquerel

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591) c1858

Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591) c1858. Elizabeth Woodville and the Duchess of York, widow and mother of Edward IV, intercept and remonstrate with Richard III

Background imageImages Dated 1st February 2006: Magnetism, 1600

Magnetism, 1600. Demonstration that two pieces of iron wire, A, B, placed near the pole, C, of a magnet, will have the same magnetism induced in them and so repel one another



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