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March 1
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This is a panoramic view of the interior of thePula Arena,aRoman amphitheatreinPula,Croatia. Constructed between 27 BC and AD 86, it is among the six largest surviving Roman arenas in the world, and is the best-preserved ancient monument in the country. The amphitheatre appears on the Croatian ten-kunabanknote. Photograph credit:Diego Delso
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March 2
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Les Troyens(The Trojans) is a Frenchgrand operain five acts byHector Berlioz,with alibrettowritten by the composer himself based onVirgil'sAeneid.The score was composed between 1856 and 1858, but Berlioz did not live long enough to see the work performed in its entirety. The first two acts were performed separately under the titleLa Prise de Troie.This picture shows the cover of the first-editionvocal scoreforLa Prise de Troie,published in 1863. Illustration credit: Antoine Barbizet; restored byAdam Cuerden
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Thehardhead(Aythya australis) is a species of diving duck found in Australia. Also known as the white-eyed duck, its plumage is chocolate brown in both sexes, but only males have the distinctive white eye. The common name "hardhead" has nothing to do with the density of the bird's skull, instead referring to the difficulty encountered by earlytaxidermistsin processing the head. These female(top)and male(bottom)hardheads were photographed at Hurstville Golf Course inMortdale, New South Wales. Photograph credit:John Harrison
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March 4
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This historical depiction of thecoat of arms of Vermontwas illustrated by American engraver Henry Mitchell inState Arms of the Union,published in 1876 byLouis Prang.Theescutcheondepicts a green landscape, beyond which are high mountains and a yellowish sky; in the center grows a pine tree, between three erect yellow sheaves and a red cow. The state's official motto, "Freedom and Unity",appears below the shield. Illustration credit: Henry Mitchell; restored byAndrew Shiva
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March 5
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TheLansdowne Heraclesis a Roman marble sculpture dating from about 125 CE. It represents the heroHeraclesas a beardless youth grasping the skin of theNemean lionwith his club upon his shoulder. The statue was discovered in 1790 on the site ofHadrian's VillainTivoli,and is now in the collection of theJ. Paul Getty Museum'sGetty VillainMalibu, California. Sculpture credit: unknown; photographed by theJ. Paul Getty Museum
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March 6
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ThePalais Galliera,formally known as the Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, is a museum of fashion and fashion history located in the16th arrondissement of Paris,France. Following the death of her husband in 1876, theDuchess of Gallieragave land and funds for the erection of a museum to house his collection of paintings and fine art that she proposed to give to the state. The building was completed in 1894, but the collections were in fact donated toGenoa,Italy, where they are now displayed at thePalazzo Rossoand thePalazzo Bianco. Photograph credit: Joe deSousa
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March 7
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Mieke Wijaya(born 7 March 1940) is an Indonesian actress who has won threeCitra Awards.Photographed here around 1960, she rose to fame as one of the stars inPerfini's musical comedy filmTiga Dara.Her career, spanning five decades, included performing as part of a stage-drama troupe in the 1960s while continuing to act in films, but she mostly concentrated on television roles by the 1990s. Photograph credit: Tati Photo Studio; restored byChris Woodrich
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March 8
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This is a cartoon by the German-American cartoonist and animatorHenry Mayer(1868–1954), entitledThe Awakening,which first appeared in the magazinePuckin February 1915. Published in support ofwomen's suffrage in the United States,the cartoon depictsLady Libertywearing a cape labeled "Votes for Women" and standing astride the states (colored white) that hadgranted women the right to vote.A poem byAlice Duer Milleris printed beneath. Cartoon credit:Henry Mayer;restored byAdam Cuerden
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March 9
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Philippe Chaperon(1823–1906) was a French painter andscenic designer,known particularly for his work at theParis Opera.This is Chaperon's set design for the third act ofGiuseppe Verdi'sRigolettofor an 1885 production of the opera at thePalais Garnierin Paris. Set design credit:Philippe Chaperon;restored byAdam Cuerden
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March 10
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Thescarlet myzomela(Myzomela sanguinolenta) is a small bird of the honeyeater familyMeliphagidae.At about 10 cm (4 in) long, it is the smallest honeyeater in Australia. It has a short tail and relatively long down-curved bill; the male is a striking bright red with black wings, while the female is entirely brown. The bird is more vocal than most honeyeaters, and a variety of calls have been recorded, including a bell-like tinkling. This male scarlet myzomela was photographed inWindsor Downs Nature Reserve,New South Wales. Photograph credit:John Harrison
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March 11
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Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjordis an 1848 painting byHans GudeandAdolph Tidemand,considered to be a prime example of Norwegianromantic nationalism.Gude painted the Norwegian landscape and Tidemand the bridal party. In the foreground boat, the groom is depictedtipping his hat,and the bride wears abridal crown.The boat crew is dressed in typicalbunadcostumes, and other boats with guests can be seen in the distance. The painting is in the collection of theNational Galleryin Oslo. Painting credit:Hans GudeandAdolph Tidemand
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March 12
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Fractional currency,also referred to asshinplasters,was introduced by theUnited States federal governmentfollowing the outbreak of theCivil War.These low-denominationbanknotes of theUnited States dollarwere in use between 1862 and 1876, and issued in denominations of 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, and 50centsacross five issuing periods. This ten-cent fourth-issue banknote depicts a personification ofLibertyon the obverse. The fourth issue had additional anti-counterfeiting measures in the form of watermarked paper, the embedding of large silk fibers, and blue-tinted end paper. This banknote is in theSmithsonian Institution'sNational Numismatic Collection. Other denominations:Banknote design credit:Bureau of Engraving and Printing;scanned byAndrew Shiva
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Fractional currency,also referred to asshinplasters,was introduced by theUnited States federal governmentfollowing the outbreak of theCivil War.These low-denominationbanknotes of theUnited States dollarwere in use between 1862 and 1876, and issued in denominations of 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, and 50centsacross five issuing periods. This fifteen-cent fourth-issue banknote depicts a personification ofColumbiaon the obverse. The fourth issue had additional anti-counterfeiting measures in the form of watermarked paper, the embedding of large silk fibers, and blue-tinted end paper. This banknote is in theSmithsonian Institution'sNational Numismatic Collection. Other denominations:Banknote design credit:Bureau of Engraving and Printing;scanned byAndrew Shiva
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Fractional currency,also referred to asshinplasters,was introduced by theUnited States federal governmentfollowing the outbreak of theCivil War.These low-denominationbanknotes of theUnited States dollarwere in use between 1862 and 1876, and issued in denominations of 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, and 50centsacross five issuing periods. This twenty-five-cent fourth-issue banknote depicts PresidentGeorge Washingtonon the obverse. The fourth issue had additional anti-counterfeiting measures in the form of watermarked paper, the embedding of large silk fibers, and blue-tinted end paper. This banknote is in theSmithsonian Institution'sNational Numismatic Collection. Other denominations:Banknote design credit:Bureau of Engraving and Printing;scanned byAndrew Shiva
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Fractional currency,also referred to asshinplasters,was introduced by theUnited States federal governmentfollowing the outbreak of theCivil War.These low-denominationbanknotes of theUnited States dollarwere in use between 1862 and 1876, and issued in denominations of 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, and 50centsacross five issuing periods. This fifty-cent fourth-issue banknote depicts PresidentAbraham Lincolnon the obverse. The fourth issue had additional anti-counterfeiting measures in the form of watermarked paper, the embedding of large silk fibers, and blue-tinted end paper. This banknote is in theSmithsonian Institution'sNational Numismatic Collection. Other denominations:Banknote design credit:Bureau of Engraving and Printing;scanned byAndrew Shiva
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Fractional currency,also referred to asshinplasters,was introduced by theUnited States federal governmentfollowing the outbreak of theCivil War.These low-denominationbanknotes of theUnited States dollarwere in use between 1862 and 1876, and issued in denominations of 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, and 50centsacross five issuing periods. This fifty-cent fourth-issue banknote depicts Secretary of WarEdwin Stantonon the obverse. The fourth issue had additional anti-counterfeiting measures in the form of watermarked paper, the embedding of large silk fibers, and blue-tinted end paper. This banknote is in theSmithsonian Institution'sNational Numismatic Collection. Other denominations:Banknote design credit:Bureau of Engraving and Printing;scanned byAndrew Shiva
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Fractional currency,also referred to asshinplasters,was introduced by theUnited States federal governmentfollowing the outbreak of theCivil War.These low-denominationbanknotes of theUnited States dollarwere in use between 1862 and 1876, and issued in denominations of 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, and 50centsacross five issuing periods. This fifty-cent fourth-issue banknote depicts Secretary of the TreasurySamuel Dexteron the obverse. The fourth issue had additional anti-counterfeiting measures in the form of watermarked paper, the embedding of large silk fibers, and blue-tinted end paper. This banknote is in theSmithsonian Institution'sNational Numismatic Collection. Other denominations:Banknote design credit:Bureau of Engraving and Printing;scanned byAndrew Shiva
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Fractional currency,also referred to asshinplasters,was introduced by theUnited States federal governmentfollowing the outbreak of theCivil War.These low-denominationbanknotes of theUnited States dollarwere in use between 1862 and 1876, and issued in denominations of 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, and 50centsacross five issuing periods. This ten-cent fifth-issue banknote depicts Secretary of the TreasuryWilliam M. Meredithon the obverse. The fifth issue had additional anti-counterfeiting measures in the embedding of large silk fibers and blue-tinted end paper. This banknote is in theSmithsonian Institution'sNational Numismatic Collection. Other denominations:Banknote design credit:Bureau of Engraving and Printing;scanned byAndrew Shiva
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Fractional currency,also referred to asshinplasters,was introduced by theUnited States federal governmentfollowing the outbreak of theCivil War.These low-denominationbanknotes of theUnited States dollarwere in use between 1862 and 1876, and issued in denominations of 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, and 50centsacross five issuing periods. This twenty-five-cent fifth-issue banknote depicts Secretary of the TreasuryRobert J. Walkeron the obverse. The fifth issue had additional anti-counterfeiting measures in the form of the embedding of large silk fibers and blue-tinted end paper. This banknote is in theSmithsonian Institution'sNational Numismatic Collection. Other denominations:Banknote design credit:Bureau of Engraving and Printing;scanned byAndrew Shiva
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Fractional currency,also referred to asshinplasters,was introduced by theUnited States federal governmentfollowing the outbreak of theCivil War.These low-denominationbanknotes of theUnited States dollarwere in use between 1862 and 1876, and issued in denominations of 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, and 50centsacross five issuing periods. This fifty-cent fifth-issue banknote depicts Secretary of the TreasuryWilliam H. Crawfordon the obverse. The fifth issue had additional anti-counterfeiting measures in the form of the embedding of large silk fibers and blue-tinted end paper. This banknote is in theSmithsonian Institution'sNational Numismatic Collection. Other denominations:Banknote design credit:Bureau of Engraving and Printing;scanned byAndrew Shiva
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March 13
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Sālote Tupou III(13 March 1900 – 16 December 1965) served as the firstqueen regnantand the thirdmonarch of Tongafrom 1918 until her death in 1965. Photographed here c. 1910 by Herman J. Schmidt, in Auckland, New Zealand, she was the eldest daughter and heir of KingGeorge Tupou IIof Tonga and his first wife QueenLavinia Veiongo.Because of the lowly rank of her mother, she was not popular, and was disliked so much that it was unsafe for her to go outside the palace. Photograph credit: Herman John Schmidt, 1872-1959; restored byAdam Cuerden
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March 14
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Pope Pius VII(1742–1823) was head of theCatholic Churchand ruler of thePapal Statesfrom 14 March 1800 to his death in 1823. In this 1819 portrait byThomas Lawrence,he is shown seated on thepapal throne,wearing azucchettoon his head, a redmozzetta,a lace-trimmedrochet,a whitecassockand redpapal slippers.The painting is in theRoyal Collectionof theBritish royal family,and hangs in theWaterloo ChamberinWindsor Castle. Painting credit:Thomas Lawrence
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March 15
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Andrew Jackson(March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventhpresident of the United Statesfrom 1829 to 1837. He has been widely revered in the United States as an advocate for democracy and the common man, but many of his actions proved divisive, garnering both fervent support and strong opposition from different sectors of society. His reputation has suffered since the 1970s, largely due to his pivotal role in the forcible removal of Native Americans from their ancestral homelands; however,surveys of historians and scholarshave ranked Jackson favorably among U.S. presidents. Engraving credit:Bureau of Engraving and Printing;restored byAndrew Shiva
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March 16
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Saint Petersburg,the second-largest city in Russia, is situated at the head of theGulf of Finlandon theBaltic Sea.This photograph shows the eastern end ofVasilyevsky Island,known as the spit, surrounded by the riverNeva.TheOld Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns,built in theGreek Revival stylein the first decade of the nineteenth century, are visible in the centre. Photograph credit:Alexander Savin
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March 17
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Eutropis macularia,the bronze grass skink, is a species of lizard in theskinkfamily, Scincidae, native to South and Southeast Asia. It lives in both deciduous and evergreen forests, in plantations, in grasslands, and in rocky areas with scattered trees. The species is active in both the day and the night, feeding on insects and other invertebrates. This bronze grass skink was photographed on a tree trunk on the island ofDon Detin Laos. Photograph credit:Basile Morin
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March 18
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Grover Cleveland(March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was an American politician and lawyer who was the 22nd and 24thpresident of the United States,the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office (1885–1889 and 1893–1897). His victory in the1884 presidential electionmade him the first successful Democratic nominee since the start of theCivil War.He won praise for his honesty, self-reliance, integrity, and commitment to the principles ofclassical liberalism,and was renowned for fighting political corruption, patronage, andbossism. Credit:Bureau of Engraving and Printing;restored byAndrew Shiva
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March 19
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Francis B. Spinola(March 19, 1821 – April 14, 1891) was an American politician and military leader of Portuguese and Irish ancestry. He is considered by some authorities as the first Italian American to be elected to theUnited States House of Representatives,serving as a representative fromNew Yorkbetween 1887 and 1891. Spinola also served as a general in theUnion Armyduring theAmerican Civil War. Engraving credit:Bureau of Engraving and Printing;restored byAndrew Shiva
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March 20
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Emily Carr(1871–1945) was a Canadian artist and writer, and one of the first painters in Canada to adopt aModernistandPost-Impressioniststyle. She received widespread recognition for her work when she changed from Aboriginal themes to landscapes. This 1939 painting by Carr, entitledOdds and Ends,depicts cleared land and tree stumps, revealing the impact of deforestation onBritish Columbia,and is now held by theArt Gallery of Greater Victoria. Painting credit:Emily Carr
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March 21
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TheVision of St. John on Patmosis a series offrescoespainted between 1520 and 1522 by theItalian RenaissanceartistAntonio da Correggio.Depicting a scene from theBook of Revelation,it occupies the interior of the dome, and the surroundingpendentives,of the Benedictine church ofSan Giovanni EvangelistainParma,Italy. Painting credit:Antonio da Correggio;photographed byLivioandronico2013
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March 22
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Abolhassan Banisadr(born 22 March 1933) is an Iranian politician. He was the firstpresident of Iranafter the 1979Iranian Revolutionabolished thePahlavi dynasty,serving from 4 February 1980 until his impeachment by theIslamic Consultative Assembly,the Iranian parliament, on 20 June 1981. Prior to his presidency, he was theMinister of Foreign Affairsinthe interim government.Following Banisadr's exile in 1981, he has resided for many years in France, where he co-founded theNational Council of Resistance of Iran. Photograph credit:Christoph Braun
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March 23
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Roger B. Chaffee(1935–1967) was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, andNASAastronaut. He was to have been a pilot onApollo 1,but died in a fire on January 27, 1967, with fellow astronautsGus GrissomandEd White,during a pre-launch test for the mission. He was posthumously awarded theCongressional Space Medal of Honor.This photograph shows Chaffee at a console at NASA'sMission Control CenterinHoustonduring theGemini 3mission on March 23, 1965. Photograph credit:NASA
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March 24
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Thenoisy pitta(Pitta versicolor) is a species of bird in thepittafamily, Pittidae, found in eastern Australia and southern New Guinea, where it mainly occurs in rainforest, but sometimes in drier woodland and scrub. It is a shy bird, and its distinctive call is heard more often than the bird is seen. It forages on the forest floor, bobbing its head up and down and flicking its tail, searching for insects, woodlice, snails and other invertebrates. Its diet includes some fruit, and it cracks open the shells ofmolluscson ananvil.This noisy pitta was photographed inKembla Heights, New South Wales. Photograph credit:John Harrison
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March 25
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Le mageis anoperain five acts byJules Massenetto a FrenchlibrettobyJean Richepin.First performed at theParis Operain 1891, it has rarely been performed since its premiere run of 31 performances, and is one of Massenet's least-known operas. A rare complete concert performance took place at theMassenet FestivalinSaint-Étiennein 2012. This poster byAlfredo Edelwas produced for the opera's premiere on 16 March 1891. Poster credit:Alfredo Leonardo Edel;restored byAdam Cuerden
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March 26
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Dvenadsat Apostolovwas apre-dreadnought battleshipbuilt for theImperial Russian Navy,the sole ship of herclass.Launched in 1890, she entered service with theBlack Sea Fleetin 1893, taking part in the failed attempt to recapture the mutinous battleshipPotemkinin 1905. Decommissioned and disarmed in 1911, she was used as a stand-in for the title ship during the 1925 filming of theBattleship Potemkinbefore finally being scrapped in 1931. Lithograph credit: Stadler and Pattinot, after Vasily Ignatius; restored byAdam Cuerden
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March 27
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Chromostereopsisis a visual illusion in which the impression of depth is conveyed in two-dimensional color images. This 1564stained-glasswindow, in theBielsko-Biała Museum and Castlein Poland, exhibits this effect, with contrasting depth perception in the red and blue areas. The window, an example ofStandesscheibe,depicts the coat of arms ofUnterwalden,acantonof theOld Swiss Confederacy. Stained-glass credit: unknown; photographed byJan Mehlich
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March 28
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TheBirds' Head Haggadahis the oldest survivingilluminated manuscriptof theHaggadah,a ritual text recounting the story ofPassover,the liberation of theIsraelitesfrom slavery inancient Egypt,recited by participants at aSeder.TheAshkenazi Jewishmanuscript was produced in theUpper Rhineregion of Southern Germany in the early 14th century, with the text copied by a scribe named Menahem. All Jewish men, women, and children depicted in the manuscript have human bodies with the faces and beaks of birds, while non-Jewish and non-human faces are blank or blurred. Numerous theories have been advanced to explain the unusual iconography, usually tied toJewish aniconism.The manuscript was owned by the German politicianLudwig Marumin the 20th century, and is now in the possession of theIsrael Museumin Jerusalem, where it is on permanent exhibition. Manuscript credit: Menahem; photographed by theIsrael Museum
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March 29
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Haliotis laevigatais a species of marinemolluscin the familyHaliotidae,endemicto Tasmania and the southern and western coasts of Australia. This picture shows five views of a greenH. laevigatashell, 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) in length. The holes in the shell, characteristic ofabalones,are respiratory apertures for venting water from the gills and for releasing sperm and eggs into thewater column. Photograph credit:H. Zell
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March 30
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Vincent van Gogh(30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a DutchPost-Impressionistpainter and one of the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860oil paintings,most of which date from the last two years of his life. Van Gogh sold few paintings during his lifetime, and was contemporaneously considered a madman and a failure. However, he has attained widespread critical and popular acclaim since the early 20th century, and his works are among the world'smost expensive paintings.Van Gogh producedthis oil-on-canvas self-portraitin September 1889. One ofhis several self-portraits,it may have been his last, produced shortly before he leftSaint-Rémy-de-Provencein southern France. The work is now in the collection of theMusée d'Orsayin Paris. Painting credit:Vincent van Gogh
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March 31
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TheSOCATA TBM(now Daher TBM) is a family of high-performance single-engine turboprop business and utility light aircraft manufactured byDaher.This SOCATA TBM 900 was photographed in flight during the 2015EAA AirVenture Oshkoshairshow in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The aircraft features aPratt & Whitney CanadaPT6A-64engine, and a five-bladecarbon-fiberpropeller, which increases performance and decreases cabin noise. In a passenger configuration, the pressurized cabin is typically fitted with highly finished interiors, featuring luxury materials such as leather and wood veneers. Photograph credit: Michael Mainiero
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