Images Dated 1st June 2005

Historiated initial D at the beginning of The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason

MGN169939 Historiated initial D at the beginning of The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason, from Flateyjarbok ('The Book of Flatey') late 14th century (vellum) by Icelandic School, (14th century); 43x29 cm; Arni Magnusson Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland; (add.info.: book contains sagas of Norwegian Kings; in 17thC book kept by a farmer in Flatey, Iceland;); A© Arni Magnusson Institute ; Icelandic, out of copyright

© © Arni Magnusson Institute / Bridgeman Images

Australia-Tourism-Harbour Bridge

This recent photo shows a sunrise over one of the world's greatest tourism icons, the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The bridge which is fondly referred to by locals as the Coathanger, has a great arch 530 metres (1650 feet) long connected to huge hinges tied to bedrock at either end, took eight years to build opening in 1932 and has helped make Australia a must-see international destination for tourists. AFP PHOTO/Greg WOOD / AFP PHOTO / GREG WOOD

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Pegasus constellation

Pegasus constellation. Optical image of the constellation Pegasus, the winged horse. North is at top. The bright object at lower right is the planet Saturn. At upper right is the square of Pegasus. Clockwise from the orange star at upper right (Scheat, Beta Pegasi), the stars are Markab (Alpha Pegasi), Algenib (Gamma Pegasi) and Alpheratz (Alpha Andromedae) in the neighbouring constellation Andromeda. The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the fuzzy blob at top centre. The faint zodiacal constellation Pisces, the fish, stretches from upper left to lower right. Its most recognisable group is the ring of stars just above and right of Saturn

© ECKHARD SLAWIK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY