Pictures Dated 17th April 2013

Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937)

Carriage drawn by three zebra and a horse, driven by Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937), founder of the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London since 1937. Date:

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Crysotile asbestos

Scanning electron micrograph of 5-Fold symmetry in crysotile asbestos. Magnification on the 5'x4' transparency = X 600, 000. Credit to the Natural History Museum and Barbara Cressey of the University of Southampton. Date:

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Diplodocus

Weighing around 20 tonnes & reaching up to 26 metres in length Diplodocus is one of the longest-known dinosaurs. It lived 155 to 145 million years ago during the Upper Jurassic. Illustration by Neave Parker. Date:

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