Heute vor 200 Jahren starb der in #Benediktbeuern und #München wirkende Joseph v. #Fraunhofer (1787–1826). Der #Wissenschaftler und Instrumentenbauer war Pionier der Präzisionsoptik & begründete die wiss. Methodik der Optik. Er wurde zum Namensgeber der #Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.

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This page from the Fountains Abbey Bestiary, probably created in North Yorkshire around 1325–1350, is folio 10v. Written in Latin on vellum, the manuscript contains over 100 line drawings of animals and people. Here, a coot perches in an oak, a kingfisher turns its head, and

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"Brittania oceani insula, cui quondam Albion nomen fuit..." BL Cotton MS Tiberius C II; Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum; late 8th-early 9th century; England, S.; f.5v @blmedieval.bsky.social

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6/ Russian forces launched 219 long-range drones against Ukraine. Read more:

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