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On this day: the discovery of the largest diamond in the world and the other historical events of the 25th
January
Science
remember this day for the landing on Mars in 2004 of the rover Opportunity.
Scheduled to be operational for 90 sols (1 sol equals 24 hours, 39 minutes
and 35 seconds) has been transmitting information for more than 14 years, a great success
of technology. January 25 is the day of the inauguration of the first
Winter Olympics (1924), first elections of the new State of Israel
(1949), the premiere of the famous film Disney "101 Dalmatians", film
in the hearts of many generations.
Finally, the largest rough diamond in the world is found.
Scroll through the gallery to find out what it is
Success on this day in January.
By Unknown author - Plate I, The Cullinan (1908)., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/in
On this day: the discovery of the largest diamond in the world and the other historical events of January 25
Science remembers this day for the landing on Mars in 2004 of rover Opportunity . Programmed to be operational for 90 sols (1 sol equals 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds) it has transmitted information for more than 14 years, a great success of the technology. January 25 is the day of the inauguration of the first Winter Olympics (1924), the first elections of the new State of Israel (1949), the premiere of the famous Disney film"101 Dalmatians", film in the hearts of many generations. Finally, the largest rough diamond in the world is found. Scroll through the gallery to find out what happened on this day in January.
Di Auguste Philippe Matisse - precise immediate image source is unknown. The poster is also on displ
1924 - The first
Winter Olympic Games open in Chamonix, France.
The
"International Winter Sports Week", as it was known, was
A great success. Only six disciplines are organized: biathlon, bobsleigh, curling,
ice hockey, skiing, skating). The scheduled races were 16 and of the almost
300 athletes, only 13 were women. Norway excelled in the medal table with 4
gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze medals.
By Fritz Cohen - This is available from National Photo Collection of Israel, Photography dept. Gover
(1949) First elections in the new State of Israel
The first
elections in Israeli history, saw the participation of 85.8%
of the electorate. David Ben-Gurion, a member of the Mapaiparty, became first
minister, retaining this office, with a brief interruption (1953-55), until
to 1963 and playing a decisive role in the construction of the new state
and in all its main choices of domestic and international politics.
Di Lothar Wolleh - Opera propria, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1974
1959 –
Second Vatican Council announced
The Council
Ecumenical Vatican II, abbreviated as Vatican II, was the twenty-first and the
most recent ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. His convocation was
announced by Pope John XXIII at the Chapter House of the Monastery of
San Paolo in Rome. The Council's work took place over the course of four
sessions, whose official language was Latin.
The importance of the Council has Vatican II been compared to that of the Council
of Trento (1545-1563).
By IMP Awards, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15799783
"101 Dalmatians" (1961)
The famous
Animated film of Walt Disney, based on a novel by Dodie Smith, comes out
in American cinemas. The protagonists are the Dalmatian dogs Pongo and Penny, and the wicked
Crudelia De Mon which was originally called Cruella de Vil, is a classic
of Disney animation. It was the first animated film with the xerographic technique
which allowed to save considerably on inking and which will then be
widely used until the advent of digital coloring.
By Unknown author - Plate I, The Cullinan (1908)., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/in
1905 - Found
The largest diamond in the world
Frederick Wells,
Superintendent of the Premier Mine mine in Pretoria, South Africa, during
A routine inspection uncovers a 3,106-carat rough diamond. With a weight
1.33 pounds (621.35 g) and christened "The Cullinan", is the diamond
largest ever found. The Cullinan produced 9 stones greater than 1,055.89
carats (211.178 g) in total, plus 96 minor diamonds.
By NASA/JPL/Cornell University, Maas Digital LLC - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04413
2004 –
Reached Mars
The rover
Opportunity (MER-B) of NASA lands on the surface of Mars three weeks later
Its twin Spirit (MER-A), arrived on the other side of the planet. Opportunity
was operational on Mars for 5111 sols (14 years, 138 days) against
a planned activity of 90 sol.
Spirit has
worked until it crashed in 2009 and ceased communications
In 2010, while Opportunity, due to a sandstorm, ceased
communications on 10 June and went into hibernation on 12 June 2018.
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Nature
22/04/2024
Bees play a vital role in the ecosystem, pollinating plants and ensuring food production. Bees provide us with valuable products that have been used for millennia in both cooking and body care such as honey, pollen, royal jelly, propolis, wax, and even poison.
However, bees are threatened from many sources, including habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change.
It is important that we all take steps to protect bees and their environment.
In this photo gallery, we offer eight practical tips to save bees.
science
18/04/2024
It may sound like a trivial question, but in fact it is not trivial at all; on the contrary, it holds within it very important physical and philosophical questions. The Washington Post noted that this question is stirring up some of the people on Twitter these days.
The debate was generated by a tweet from journalist Jacqui Deevoy, who wondered how it was possible that the sun had 'changed colour' from what she remembered as a child. The answer, however, is one that leaves one somewhat appalled, as there is no real unequivocal answer.
After all, children do not make a mistake by drawing the sun as a big yellow ball, but it is not a completely right answer. After all, light is just the perception of the wavelength of radiation emitted by the sun, and therein lies the whole secret.