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Mathematics

A tetrahedron can be placed in 12 distinct positions by rotation alone. These are illustrated above in the cycle graph format, along with the 180° edge (blue arrows) and 120° vertex (reddish arrows) rotations that permute the tetrahedron through the positions. The 12 rotations form the rotation (symmetry) group of the figure.

Science

Julian Voss-Andreae:

Heart of Steel (Hemoglobin) (2005)

Quantum Man

Molecular diffusion/Diffusion is an example of the law of large numbers, applied to chemistry. Initially, there are solute molecules on the left side of a barrier (purple line) and none on the right. The barrier is removed, and the solute diffuses to fill the whole container. Top: With a single molecule, the motion appears to be quite random. Middle: With more molecules, there is clearly a trend where the solute fills the container more and more uniformly, but there are also random fluctuations. Bottom: With an enormous number of solute molecules (too many to see), the randomness is essentially gone: The solute appears to move smoothly and systematically from high-concentration areas to low-concentration areas.

Racetrack in Conway's Game of Life. Legend: * Green structure : Gun * Yellow structure : Glider * Red structure : Spaceship * Violet structure : Reflector * Blue structure : Eaters (both as still lives and oscillators) and others still lives.

Kelvin13

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Sun poster

A more complete and sophisticated moon diagram

Poster showing the structure and features of europa.

Diagram of the internal structure of Ganymede.

C4 photosynthesis is really complicated. Microscope picture is my own work.

Biology

Kunstformen der Natur: book of lithographic and autotype prints by German biologist Ernst Haeckel.

Geography

Cantino planisphere (or Cantino World Map) is the earliest surviving map showing Portuguese geographic discoveries in the east and west.

Stylized world map in the shape of a clover-leaf (the three classical continents of Europe, Asia, Africa), with Jerusalem at the center, with additional indication of Great Britain, Scandinavia and America / the New World.

Abraham Ortelius (Ortels, Orthellius, Wortels; 1527.04.4 or 14 – 1598.06.28): Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, conventionally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World).

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Ortelius World Map Typvs Orbis Terrarvm, 1570.

Art

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Literally: "Under a Wave off Kanagawa"), by Katsushika Hokusai.

Tōkaidō Shinagawa Goten'yama no Fuji, Goten-yama hill, Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō, by Katsushika Hokusai.

Ejiri in Suruga Province, by Katsushika Hokusai.

Zhao Mengfu (1254–1322), Autumn colors on the Qiao and Hua mountains (left half, cropped)

H. R. Giger's Birth Machine sculpture in Gruyères, Switzerland

History

Baltics in the 13th century (German map)

Cartoon map showing the political situation in Europe in 1877.

The Avenger: An Allegorical War Map for 1877. This map reflects the "Great Eastern Crisis" and the subsequent Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78.

Politics

Institutions of the European Union

European Council	Council of the European Union	European Parliament
Provides impetus and direction	Legislative	Legislative
Based in Brussels, Belgium.	Based in Brussels, Belgium. Meets in Luxembourg, Luxembourg for the months of April, June and October.	Meets in Strasbourg, France and Brussels, Belgium. Secretariat based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
summit of the Heads of state or government, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission. gives the necessary political impetus for the development of the Union and sets its general objectives and priorities does not legislate	composed of twenty-seven national ministers (one per state) formally known as "the Council"; informally known as the "Council of Ministers" acts together with the Parliament as a legislature shares with the Parliament the budgetary power ensures coordination of the broad economic and social policy and sets out guidelines for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) concludes international agreements	acts together with the Council (of the European Union) as a legislature shares with the Council (of the European Union) the budgetary power exerts the democratic control over the institutions including the European Commission and approves the Commission members

European Commission	Court of Justice of the European Union	European Central Bank
Executive	Judicial	Central bank
Based in Brussels, Belgium. Various departments and services hosted in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.	Based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.	Based in Frankfurt, Germany.
is the executive submits proposals for new legislation to the Parliament and Council (of the European Union) implements policies administers the budget ensures compliance with European law ("guardian of the treaties") negotiates international agreements	ensures the uniform application and interpretation of European law has the power to decide legal disputes between member states, the institutions, businesses and individuals	is the only among the 7 institutions, which also is an international entity with treaty capability in its own right forms together with the national central banks the European System of Central Banks and thereby determines the monetary policy of the eurozone ensures price stability in the eurozone by controlling the money supply

European Court of Auditors
Auditory
Based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
checks the proper implementation of the budget

Competences of the European Union in relation to those of its member states

Exclusive competence	Shared competence		Supporting competence
The Union has exclusive competence to make directives and conclude international agreements when provided for in a Union legislative act as to … the customs union the establishing of the competition rules necessary for the functioning of the internal market monetary policy for the Member States whose currency is the euro the conservation of marine biological resources under the common fisheries policy Common Commercial Policy conclusion of certain international agreements	Member States cannot exercise competence in areas where the Union has done so, that is … the internal market social policy, for the aspects defined in this Treaty economic, social and territorial cohesion agriculture and fisheries, excluding the conservation of marine biological resources environment consumer protection transport trans-European networks energy the area of freedom, security and justice common safety concerns in public health matters, for the aspects defined in this Treaty	Union exercise of competence shall not result in Member States being prevented from exercising theirs in … research, technological development and (outer) space development cooperation, humanitarian aid The Union coordinates Member States policies or implements supplemental to their common policies not covered elsewhere in … the coordination of economic, employment and social policies common foreign, security and defence policies	The Union can carry out actions to support, coordinate or supplement Member States' actions in … the protection and improvement of human health industry culture tourism education, youth, sport and vocational training civil protection (disaster prevention) administrative cooperation