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FLO4595473: Brown-headed barbet, Psilopogon zeylanicus, and common iora (Indian), Aegithina tiphia multicolor. (Yellow cheeked barbet, Bucco zeylanicus and Ceylon black cap, Motacilla zeylonica.) and Phalaena proserpina moth. After an illustration by Pieter de Bevere supplied by Governor Joan Gideon Loten. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Peter Brown from his New Illustrations of Zoology. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4595521: Colombar pompadour - Sri Lanka green pigeon, Treron pompadora (yellow-faced pigeon, Columba pompadora, of Ceylon). After an illustration by Pieter de Bevere supplied by Governor Joan Gideon Loten. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Peter Brown from his New Illustrations of Zoology. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4595581: The LLRV in flight. 1964 - Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) in flight - The prototype of the LEM “” LLRV” (Lunar Landing Research Vehicle) in flight at the Edwards Base. 1964 This 1964 NASA Flight Research Center photograph shows the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) Number 1 in flight at the South Base of Edwards Air Force Base. When Apollo planning was underway in 1960, NASA was looking for a simulator to profile the descent to the moon's surface. Three concepts emerged: an electronic simulator, a tethered device, and the ambitious Dryden contribution, a free - flying vehicle. All three became serious projects, but Lunar Landing Research Vehicle became the most important / Bridgeman Images
FLO4595661: Brown ketoupa (or pecheur ketoupa) - Sri Lankan brown fish owl, Ketupa zeylonensis. (Great Ceylonese eared owl, Strix zeylonensis.) After an illustration by Pieter de Bevere provided by Governor Joan Gideon Loten. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Peter Brown from his New Illustrations of Zoology. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4595684: Decollage Apollo 11 - Apollo 11 launch July 16 1969 - Lyndon Johnson (former president, centre) and Spiro Agnew (vice-president of Nixon) attend the decolling of the Saturn V/Apollo 11 rocket. 16/07/1969. Vice President Spiro Agnew and Former President Lyndon Johnson view the liftoff of Apollo 11 from the stands located at the Kennedy Space Center VIP viewing site. The two political figures were at the Kennedy Space Center to witness the launch of the first Manned Lunar Landing mission which took place from Pad 39A at 9:32 a.m. EDT / Bridgeman Images
FLO4596540: The Ficoide d'Affrique or the Mesenbryantheme. Rosy dewplant, Lampranthus roseus. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz 'Precious and illuminated collection of the most beautiful and curious flowers, grown both in the gardens of China and in those of Europe, Paris, 1776. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4596614: Apollo 12: Alan Bean poses near Surveyor III - Apollo 12: Alan Bean near Surveyor III lunar probe - Alan Bean poses for a souvenir photo near the Surveyor III space probe 19/11/1969. Pete's “” tourist” picture of Al at the Surveyor III spacecraft with the LM in the background / Bridgeman Images
FLO4596698: The Thierry has red flowers. Hall crabapple, Malus halliana. Named for Thierry, Ecuyer, consultant physician to the king. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz 'Precious and illuminated collection of the most beautiful and curious flowers, grown both in the gardens of China and in those of Europe, Paris, 1776. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4596710: The Bagard. Sacred bamboo, Nandina domestica. Named for Bagard, Prof. of the College Royal des Medecins, Nancy. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz 'Precious and illuminated collection of the most beautiful and curious flowers, grown both in the gardens of China and in those of Europe, Paris, 1776. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4596822: Apollo 13: Saturn V on his shooting pitch - Apollo 13: Saturn V on launch pad at night - Fusee Saturn V/Apollo 13 on his shooting pitch. 24 March 1970. Nighttime, ground level view of Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), showing the Apollo 13 (Spacecraft 109/Lunar Module 7/Saturn 508) space vehicle during Countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT). The crew of Nasa's third lunar landing mission includes astronauts James A. Lovell Jr., commander; John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot; and Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot. The Apollo 13 launch has been scheduled for 2:13 p.m. (EST), April 11, 1970. 24 March 1970 / Bridgeman Images
FLO4596838: The small rose from China has 5 leaves and has double flowers. Double Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz 'Precious and illuminated collection of the most beautiful and curious flowers, grown both in the gardens of China and in those of Europe, Paris, 1776. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4596850: Apollo 13: Control Room - View of Mission Control Center during the Apollo 13 problem - View of the control room as a group of astronauts and controllers guide the crew of Apollo 13 trying to return to Earth after the explosion of an oxygen tank. 14/04/1970. A group of eight astronauts and flight controllers monitor the console activity in the Mission Operations Control Room of the Mission Control Center during the Apollo 13 lunar landing mission. Seated, left to right, are MOCR Guidance Officer Raymond F. Teague; Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, and Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., Standing, left to right, are Scientist - Astronaut Anthony W. England; Astronaut Joe H. Engle; Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan; Astronaut Ronald E. Evans; and M.P. Frank, a flight controller. When this picture was made, the Apollo 13 moon landing had already been cancelled, and the Apollo 13 crewmen were in transearth trajectory attempting to bring their crippled spacecraft back home. 14 April 1970 / Bridgeman Images