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1920: Nocturnal Landscape
Ernst Nepo: Nocturnal Landscape (1920)
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1908: Sunset
Gabriele Münter: Sunset over Staffelsee (c. 1908)
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2006: Poor Pluto
Since Pluto’s orbital period around the Sun—its “year”—is about 248 years, it had not even managed one trip around the sun in the 76 years between its discovery as the ninth planet in 1930 and its infamous reclassification as a … Continue reading
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1753: The Wolf Peach
In 1753, Linnaeus gave the tomato its Latin species name lycopersicum, which means “wolf peach.” Image: Luis Meléndez: Still Life with Tomatoes, a Bowl of Aubergines and Onions (c. 1771-1774)
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2017: The Sky
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1890: Glacier
William Bradford: Muir Glacier (1890)
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2017: Quake Rattles L.A.
“Products are strewn about at the 99 Cent Store on Imperial Highway in Brea.” Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times (source)
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1881: By the Sea
Max Klinger: By the Sea – Plate II from Intermezzos, Opus IV (1881) (source)
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1889: On the Banks
Hans Thoma: On the Banks of the River Main (1889)
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1857: Clouds
Gustave Le Gray: Marine, étude de nuages (1856-57)
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