TEC4647963: The construction site on the Friedrichstrasse in Berlin (Germany). / Bridgeman Images

TEC4647943: The construction site on the Friedrichstrasse in Berlin (Germany). / Bridgeman Images

PIX4648232: Launch of the shuttle Atlantis STS - 110 04/2002 - Launch of STS - 110 Atlantis. 04/2002 - Launch of STS - 104 Atlantis Carrying the S0 (S - zero) Integrated Truss Structure and Mobile Transporter from Launch Pad 39B. Apr 08 2002 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4648251: Suisen or daffodil species, Narcissus pseudonarcissus. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada, 1901. / Bridgeman Images

ITR4648303: The keep of the castle of Loches (Indre et Loire). / Bridgeman Images

FLO4648215: Shakunage or Japanese Rhododendron species. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada, 1901. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4648252: Otokoeshi or Bai Jiang Cao, Patrinia villosa. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada, 1901. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4648255: Japanese violet, Viola species. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada, 1901. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4648364: Zeniaoi or common mallow, Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada, 1901. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4648471: Shuttle Discovery STS - 114 view of ISS 07/2005 - Space shuttle Discovery is manoeuvring 07/2005 - Shuttle Discovery approaching the international space station maneuver to present the state of its thermal shield. 28/07/2005. Discovery photographed by cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition 11 commander, and astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA Space Station science officer and flight engineer, as Discovery approached the International Space Station and performed a backflip to allow photography of its heat shield / Bridgeman Images

FLO4648498: Hama azami or beach thistle, Cirsium maritimum Makino. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada, 1901. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4648519: Shuttle Atlantis STS - 115 view of ISS 09/2006 - Shuttle Atlantis STS - 115 view of ISS 09/2006 - Space Shuttle Atlantis from the International Space Station begins its return to Earth / Bridgeman Images

PIX4648540: Shuttle Atlantis STS - 115 view of ISS 09/2006 - Shuttle Atlantis STS - 115 view of ISS 09/2006 - Space Shuttle Atlantis from the International Space Station begins its return to Earth. 17 - 09 - 200 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4648620: Dispatch of space shuttle Atlantis on 8 June 2007. Mission STS-11 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4648681: Itachi sasage, Lathyrus davidii. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada, 1901. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4648714: The banks of the Thames in London, Great Britain. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4648494: Discovery Landing STS - 114 09/08/2005 - Space Shuttle Discovery at Edwards Air Force Base. 09/08/2005 - Space Shuttle Discovery as it rests on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The landing concludes a historic 14 - day, Return to Flight mission to the International Space Station. Aug 9 2005 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4648780: Yaburegasa or shredded umbrella plant. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada, 1901. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4648590: Discovery Shuttle Discovery 09 - 12 - 2006 - Discovery Shuttle Discovery 09 - 12 - 2006 - Discovery Space Shuttle Discovery, 20th Shuttle Flight to the International Space Station. Mission STS-11 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4648810: Astronauts leave for departure. STS - 120 - 10 - 2007 - STS - 120 crew on departure - Oct 2007 - In front of the right, Pamela Melroy (commander), on his left, driver George Zamka, behind him, hide, Stephanie Wilson (mission specialist), in the middle left, Daniel Tani (mission specialist), middle right, Doug Wheelock (mission specialist), Paolo Nespoli (centre), from ESA, and Scott Parazynski (mission specialist). The launch of the STS-120 mission took place on 23 October 2007. STS-120 will bring the Italian module Node 2 to the International Space Station. ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli during the walkout of the STS - 120 crew at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 23 October 2007. The crew boarded the Astrovan which takes them to the launch pad where they board Space Shuttle Discovery. On the right, is Commander Pamela Melroy, with Pilot George Zamka (front left), hidden behind Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson, Mission Specialist Daniel Tani (middle left), Mission Specialist Doug Wheelock (middle right), Paolo Nespoli (center), who represents the European Space Agency and Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski. Tani will remain on the International Space Station to join the Expedition 16 crew after the mission is complete. Launch of STS - 120 to the International Space Station is scheduled for 23 October 2007. STS - 120 will deliver the Italian - built Node 2 module to the International Space Station / Bridgeman Images

TEC4648832: London Eye in London, England. Construction 2000, Marks Barfield design. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4648682: Shuttle Atlantis approaching Space Station 06 - 2007 - Shuttle Atlantis approaching International Space Station (ISS) June 10, 2007 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4648836: Benkeisou or garden stonecrop, Hylotelephium erythrostictum. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada, 1901. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4648751: Building in the Landcaster Gate district in London (Great Britain). / Bridgeman Images

PIX4648756: Extravehicular and International Space Station - Extravehicular activity and International Space Station: Extravehicular exit for astronauts Rick Mastracchio (right) and Clay Anderson on August 15, 2007. International Space Station (ISS) construction and maintenance mission. Astronauts Clay Anderson (left), Expedition 15 flight engineer; and Rick Mastracchio, STS-118 mission specialist, participate in the mission's third planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the 5-hour, 28-minute spacewalk, Mastracchio and Anderson relocated the S-Band Antenna Sub-Assembly from Port 6 (P6) to Port 1 (P1) truss, installed a new transponder on P1 and retrieved the P6 transponder. The blackness of space and Earth's horizon provide the backdrop for the scene. August 15, 2007. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4648781: Extravehicular activity and International Space Station (ISS) - Extravehicular activity and International Space Station (ISS) - Extravehicular exit for astronauts Richard Arnold (right) and Joseph Acaba on March 23, 2009. Third extravehicular exit of the STS-119 mission to continue the assembly of the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts Richard Arnold (bottom) and Joseph Acaba, both STS - 119 mission specialists, participate in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six - hour, 27 - minute spacewalk, Arnold and Acaba helped robotic arm operators relocate the Crew Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) cart from the Port 1 to Starboard 1 truss segment, installed a new coupler on the CETA cart, lubricated snares on the “” B”” end of the space station's robotic arm and performed a few “” get ahead” tasks. 23 March 200 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4648808: Shikunshi, Chinese honeysuckle or Rangoon creeper, Combretum indicum. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada, 1901. / Bridgeman Images

TEC4648816: London Eye in London (England). / Bridgeman Images

TEC4648819: London Eye in London (England). / Bridgeman Images

TEC4648825: London Eye in London, England. Construction 2000, Marks Barfield design. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4648845: The hyssop officinale (Hyssopus officinalis) Coloured copper prints from a drawing by B. Thanner by Johannes Zorn “Afbeeldingen der Artseny-Gewassen”” (Icons de plantes medicinales) published by Jan Christiaan Sepp in 1796. Zorn (1739-1799) was a German pharmacist and botanist who travelled all over Europe looking for medicinal plants. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4648907: Decolation of space shuttle Discovery on 4 July 2006. Mission STS-121 - Decolation of the space shuttle Discovery - Decolation of the space shuttle Discovery on 4 July 2006. Mission STS-12 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4648918: Decollage de la shuttle Discovery 07/2006 - Launch of space shuttle Discovery 07/2006 - Decollage de la shuttle Discovery le 4 juillet 2006. Mission STS-121. Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven - member crew launched to the International Space Station on the STS - 121 mission. Jul 04 2006 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4648937: Astronaut Lisa Nowak - mission STS-121 - Astronaut Lisa Nowak floats weightlessly in space shuttle Discovery. Mission STS-121 - 4 to 17 July 2006 / Bridgeman Images

LRI4649093: Regate at the Ponte di Rialto in Venice, detail of the docks (Painting, 16th century), Heintz, Joseph (1564-1609) / Bridgeman Images

TEC4649113: Tower Bridge to London (England). Construction 1894, architects John Wolfe Barry and Horace Jones. Photography 10/04/03. / Bridgeman Images