Core Collection (#8)

Early Earths internal structure, artwork
Early Earths internal structure. Artwork of a hemispherical cross-section through the early Earth, with thin oceanic crust and formation of the first continental landmasses

Telescope mirror core C013 / 5306
A core removed from a telescope mirror blank made from fused quartz. The bubbles visible in the core are formed as a result of the fusing process and do not effect the quality of the blank

Diagram showing the Earths interior
Crust - continents 35km, oceans 6km. Mantle - peridotite 2900km. Outer core - iron (liquid) 2000km. Inner core - iron (solid) 1370km

A cross section of the Earth showing the mantle (the thick outer layer), the core (the inner layer) and the inner core (the centre)

North America, United States, Vermont, Woodstock. Corn cob stalk

APPLE BEE, 1859. Fall Games - The Apple Bee. Wood engraving, American, 1859

Un matrimonio in Basilicata - il braccio al signore il core al cafone. Date 1880 Apr. 1

True to the Core lifeboat crew, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The crew of the True to the Core lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, seen here wearing their cork lifebelts and souwesters. circa 1895

True to the Core lifeboat, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The lifeboat of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, named True to the Core, seen here under sail with her crew on board wearing their cork lifebelts. circa 1898

Lifeboat crew, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The crew of the first voluntary lifeboat of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, named True to the Core. They are seen here wearing their cork lifebelts. circa 1905

Course de Cote de la Barque - 19th July 1931 Date: 1931

Obelisks of the Hippodrome, Istanbul. These are the Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III (1549 - 1503 BC) - originally from Deir el Bahri opposite Thebes in Upper Egypt to commemorate campaigns in Syria

Computer art of Europa cut away to show interior
Interior of Europa. Computer artwork of the interior of Europa, a moon of the planet Jupiter. This moon has a small metal core (silver) surrounded by a large layer of rock (beige)

Computer art of Ganymede cut away to show interior
Interior of Ganymede. Computer artwork of the interior of Ganymede, a moon of the planet Jupiter. This moon, the largest in the Solar System

Sun internal structure, computer artwork. The central region of the Sun is the core (yellow/white), where hydrogen nuclei are fused together to form helium

Computer artwork of Io cut away to show interior
Interior of Io. Computer artwork of the interior of Io, a moon of the planet Jupiter. At its core (silver) is metal, with a turbulent rocky mantle (orange) above it

Stars in globular cluster NGC 6397
Stars in globular star cluster NGC 6397, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image. The stars in globular star clusters are densely packed

Dust in centre of galaxy NGC 4261
Black hole in the core of a galaxy. Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of a disc of dust and gas circling a black hole in the galaxy NGC 4261

HST image of NGC 4261 core & dust disc
Evidence for a black hole at the core of a galaxy. False-colour visible light image of the core of galaxy NGC 4261 made by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

Ground and HST images of NGC 4261 core & dust disc
Evidence for a black hole at the core of a galaxy. Comparison between ground-based (left) and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images of the galaxy NGC 4261

Optical fibre, close-up. This object is used for transmitting data in the form of light. It is usually made from flexible glass that has a high refractive index

Bacteriophage phi29, computer model
Bacteriophage phi29. Cross section computer model of phi29 created using UCSF Chimera molecular modelling software and data from cryo-electron microscopy

Moon internal structure, computer artwork. The Moon has a diameter of 3476 kilometres. It has a crust overlying a thick mantle layer, and a small solid core. The Moon is geologically dead

Bone trabeculae, artwork. The trabeculae are the bars of bone forming a honeycombed hollow network. This is the structure of spongy bone, the inner layer of a bone

Flock house virus particle. Computer artwork of the capsid of the flock house virus (FHV), with proteins represented by coloured blobs

Bluetongue virus core proteins, molecular model. Bluetongue virus (BTV) is an Orbivirus that causes a potentially fatal disease in sheep, cattle and other ruminants. It does not affect humans

Bluetongue virus particle. Computer artwork of the core particle of the bluetongue virus (BTV), with proteins represented by coloured blobs. The particle measures about 70 nanometres in diameter

Simian virus 40 particle. Computer artwork of the capsid of simian virus 40 (SV40) with proteins represented by coloured blobs

Norwalk virus particle. Computer artwork of the capsid of the Norwalk viruswith proteins represented by coloured blobs. The capsid is a protein coat that encloses the viruss RNA (ribonucleic acid)

AIDS virus particle, TEM
AIDS virus particle. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an AIDS virus particle leaving a host cell (green, lower frame)

Fear of genetic research
Ethical concerns about genetic science. Conceptual artwork depicting a barren Garden of Eden with a serpent, apple core and Tree of Knowledge with a trunk transformed into a double helix

Neutron star structure, artwork
Neutron star structure. Artwork of the neutron star at the centre of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant. A neutron star forms when the core of a dying star collapses into a super-dense state only a

Prehistoric black hole, conceptual image

Comet Hale-Bopp 1997 C011 / 1168
Comet Hale-Bopp. This was one of the brightest comets of the 20th Century, when it made its closest approach to Earth. It was visible during the first half of 1997

Comet, historical image
Head of the Comet of 1961. The rotating core produced shell-like figures with some bright spots which are larger ice bolders leaving the comet service we know today

Comet Hale-Bopp 1997 C011 / 1169
Comet Hale-Bopp. This was one of the brightest comets of the 20th Century, when it made its closest approach to Earth. It was visible during the first half of 1997

Solar structure, artwork
Solar structure. Cutaway computer artwork showing the structure of the Sun. At the Suns core (white) hydrogen atoms undergo nuclear fusion

Earths structure. Cutaway computer illustration of the internal structure of the Earth. The inner Earth is divided into several distinct layers

Earth exploding, conceptual image

DNA nucleosome, artwork
Artwork of a molecular model of a DNA nucleosome, the repeating unit used to package DNA (genetic material) inside the nucleus of cells

Plant root development, artwork
Plant root development. Artwork showing the first three stages in the development of a plant root. The first of these three stages (upper left)

Plant root development, diagram
Plant root development. Diagram showing the the fourth (left) and fifth (right) stages in a series showing the development of a plant root

Reviving the apparently dead
Reviving the dead. 18th century illustration of apparatus for reviving the apparently dead. This consists of a metal water tank, filled with warm water

Bell foundry. Bell moulds seen soon after molten metal has been poured into them. The metal being used is a bronze known as bell metal with about 23% tin and 77% copper

Earths internal structure, computer artwork. The Earth has an equatorial diameter of 12, 756 kilometres. It has a core of solid iron and nickel (brown), which is around 2500 kilometres in diameter

Reactor energy core

Quantum sphere

Moon structure, artwork
Moon structure. Computer artwork showing the internal layers that make up the structure of the Moon. The Moon has a diameter of 3476 kilometres

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