Images Dated 21st October 2009

Castor oil stem, light micrograph

Castor oil stem. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section through the stem of a castor oil (Ricinus communis) plant. At right are large and small parenchyma cells (blue). Immediately to their left are two rows of proto-xylem vessels and one row of spiral meta-xylem (both red), which transport water around the plant. To the left of this is a bundle of phloem fibres (red) sandwiched between two groups of phloem cells (blue). Magnification: x45 when printed at 10 centimetres tall

© DR KEITH WHEELER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

GUTENBERG, Johannes Gensfleisch, called (h.1397-Mainz Mainz, 1468). German printer

GUTENBERG, Johannes Gensfleisch, called (h.1397-Mainz Mainz, 1468). German printer, considered the inventor of printing with mobile typographical characters

© Prisma Archivo / DanitaDelimont.com

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England Somerset Burnham on Sea. The lighthouse was built in 1832 and is still in use today it is situated on the sands at Burnham on sea, it is an active aid to navigation in the Bristol chanal

© Jim Hellier/Eye Ubiquitous

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