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S116-E-07663 (20 Dec. 2006) --- One of the STS-116 crewmembers onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery captured this picture of Aurora Borealis over Norway, Poland and Sweden, as the crew made preparations for a Dec. 22 landing. European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang onboard the shuttle noted the rarity of pictures over this area from shuttle missions, and especially pictures that included the Northern Lights. Fuglesang is from Sweden. The city lights of Copenhagen (bright cluster of lights in the middle left portion of the image), Stockholm (under the aurora on the far right side of the image), and Gdansk (in the center forefront) are seen. The formation of the aurora starts with the sun releasing solar particles. The Earth's magnetic field captures and channels the solar particles toward the Earth's two magnetic poles (north and south). As the solar particles move towards the poles they collide with the Earth's atmosphere, which acts as an effective shield against these deadly particles. The collision between the solar particles and the atmospheric gas molecule emits a light particle (photon). When there are many collisions the aurora is formed.
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KSC-98PC-246 (January 30, 1998) --- KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Senior government officials from 15 countries participating in the International Space Station (ISS) signed agreements in Washington D.C. on Jan. 29 to establish the framework of cooperation among the partners on the design, development, operation and utilization of the Space Station. Acting Secretary of State Strobe Talbott signed the 1998 Intergovernmental Agreement on Space Station Cooperation with representatives of Russia, Japan, Canada, and participating countries of the European Space Agency (ESA), including Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Some of these officials then toured KSC's Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) with NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin, at front, sixth from the left. They are, left to right, front to back: Hidetoshi Murayama, National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA); Louis Laurent, Embassy of France; Haakon Blankenborg, Norwegian Parliament Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs; His Excellency Joris Vos, ambassador of the Netherlands; His Excellency Tom Vraalsen, ambassador of Norway; Daniel Goldin; Luigi Berlinguer, Italian minister for education, scientific, and technological research; Antonio Rodota, director general, European Space Agency (ESA); Yvan Ylieff, Belgian minister of science and chairman of the ESA Ministerial Council; Jacqueline Ylieff; Masaaki Komatsu, KSC local NASDA representative and interpreter; Serge Ivanets, space attache, Embassy of Russia; Hiroshi Fujita, Science and Technology Agency of Japan; Akira Mizutani, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Peter Grognard, science attache, Royal Embassy of Belgium; Michelangelo Pipan, Italian diplomatic counselor to the minister; His Excellency Gerhard Fulda, German Federal Foreign Office; Jorg Feustel-Buechl, ESA director of manned space flight and microgravity; A. Yakovenko, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; JoAnn Morgan, KSC associate director for Advanced Development and Shuttle Upgrades; Steve Francois, director, International Space Station and Shuttle Processing; Roy Tharpe, Boeing launch site manager; Jon Cowart, ISS elements manager; John Schumacher, NASA associate administrator for external relations; Didier Kechemair, space advisor to the French minister for education, research, and technology; Yoshinori Yoshimura, NASDA; and Loren Shriver, KSC deputy director for launch and payload processing. Node 1 of the ISS is in the background.
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Scheda, Joseph Ritter (1815-1888)
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Cassini, Gio. Ma. (Giovanni Maria), 1745-approximately 1824
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Relief shown pictorially. Includes decorative title cartouche and bar scale. In Volume II.
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Stieler, Adolf
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1 engrave hand colored in outline map. VIIIb: covers northern Scandinavia. Shows administrative and political boundaries. Includes color coded reference and list of "Bergen".
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[Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594, Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612]
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Stieler, Adolf
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Composite map of sheets. VIIIa-VIIIb: Northern and southern Scandinavia.
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Stanford, Edward, 1827-1904
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Steel-engraved map, in color, of Sweden and Norway. Relief illustrated with hachures. Shows political boundaries, railways, topography, drainage and submarine telegraph cables. Includes a legend and a bar scale. With latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Inset map: Continuation from Tornea to the North Cape. 35 x 28 cm, on sheet 38 x 29 cm.
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Heck, Johann Georg, -1857
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Foldout.
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Petri, Girolamo
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Hand-colored, engraved map showing the ecclesiastical provinces and dioceses within the Empire of Russia in Europe, and the vicariate of Sweden, Norway, and the prefecture of the Arctic Pole. With 2 insets: (Islandia) -- (Prefettura apostolica del Polo Artico). Text in delicate script circling land. Accompanied by descriptive text on facing page. In Volume II.
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Meḥmed Remzi
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2 Black and white outline maps of Sweden and Norway at the scale of 1:10,000,000 and map of Denmark at the scale of 1:4,000,000 on 2 pages. Relief shown by hachures. Includes 3 inset maps of Iceland, Denmark and Faroe Islands.
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Stieler, Adolf
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1 engrave hand colored in outline map. VIIIa: covers southern Scandinavia. Shows administrative and political boundaries. Includes color coded reference.
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Willdey, George
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Engraved hand color in outline map, with uncolored title cartouche in shape of classical pediment decorated by armour and mythological figures. Insets: At top left corner: The north part of Norway, Lapland and Greenland ... at bottom right corner: A engraved view " A prospect of the city of Stockholm". At the bottom left corner, advertisement, depicting items on sale at Willdey's "Great Toy Shop" in an ornate classical cartouche. Prime meridian: London. Includes compass rose,
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[Martin, R.M., Tallis, J. & F.]
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Sweden in red outline and Norway in blue outline. Drawings of local peasants, skiers, iron mines, and Stockholm. Surrounded by decorative border.
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Tanner, Henry S.
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In full color by region with Norwegian Districts and Sweden Prefectures listed by number.
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Finley, Anthony
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Full color.
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[Union Atlas Co., Warner & Beers]
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Hand col. lithographed map. Relief shown by hachures.
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Vivien de St Martin, L.
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Engraved. Countries outlined in color. In French. Relief shown by hachures. Four scales shown.
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Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826
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Engraved map. Full hand col. Relief shown by hachures. "Pinkerton's modern atlas."
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Johnston, Alexander Keith
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States and counties outlined in color. Relief shown by hachures. Five scales. One inset.
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Johnston, W. & A.K.
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States and counties outlined in color. Relief shown by hachures. Three scales. One inset.
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[Black, Adam & Charles, Hall, Sidney, Hughes, William]
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Areas of permanent snowfields indicated. Relief shown by hachures. Inset of Sketch Map, Shewing (sic) the Relative Positions & Climate of Norway.
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[Black, Adam & Charles, Hall, Sidney, Hughes, William]
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Tinted. Relief shown by hachures.
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Rand McNally and Company
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Countries in color; states outlined in color. Relief shown by hachures. One inset.
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Johnston, Alexander Keith
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States and counties outlined in color. Relief shown by hachures. Four scales. One inset.
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Tanner, Henry S.
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In full color by region with Norwegian Districts and Sweden Prefectures listed by number.
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[Schrader, Vivien St Martin, L.]
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Number and title also on outside front of sheet. Lithographed. Folded. Full color. States outlined in color. Relief shown by hachures. Meridian Paris.
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Kitchin, Thomas
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Engraved map in outline color. Shows vegetation, banks, etc. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. (W 8--E 52/N 72--N 53)
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Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
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States shown in tinted color. Relief shown by hachures. Meridian Greenwich.
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Melish, John
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Engraved. Meridian London. Inset of Iceland.
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[Desbuissons, L.E., Migeon, J.]
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Full color by state. Relief shown by hachures. Vignettes of Stockholm and Christiania.
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Lucas, Fielding Jr.
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Engraved. Colored by county. Meridian London. Relief shown by sketches. Inset of Iceland.
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Johnson, A.J.
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Two engraved color maps with districts differentiated by color. Shows roads and railroads. Major relief shown by hachures. Denmark map on scale of 1:1,440,000.
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[Carey, Mathew, Lavoisne, M.]
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Text provides a description of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Lapland. Two full color maps: Denmark at scale 1:1,850,000; Sweden Norway, and Lapland at 1:7,600,000. Insets of Bornholm, Iceland, and Faroe Isles. Lists include governments and key towns. Locations of battles and seiges shown in chronological lists keyed to little flags on the maps.
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Playfair, James
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Engraved uncolored map. Relief shown by hachures. Rivers shown.
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Stein, Christ. Gottfr. Dan.
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Hand colored map. Relief shown by hachures. Shows populated places, forts, canals, railroads, roads, etc. Prime meridians: Paris and Ferro. "Stein, Neuer Atlas der ganzen Erde."
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[Dower, John Nicaragua, Teesdale, Henry]
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Engraved, with colored margins of countries. Shows regions, cities, place names, roads, rivers, lakes, and islands. Relief shown with hachures.
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[Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832, Picquet, C.]
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Hand colored engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris. In embossed seal: Propriete acquise en 1835.
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[Fremin, A.R., Monin, C.V., Montemont, A.]
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Uncolored engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. Rivers shown. Insets of Iceland and of Faroe Islands at 1:5,300,000.
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Ziegler, J. M.
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Colored map. Relief shown by hachures. Shows submarine telegraph lines, etc. Prime meridian: Ferro.
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Malte-Brun, Conrad, 1775-1826
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Engraved map. Districts trimmed in color. Rivers and lakes shown. Major relief shown by hachures. Includes 2 scales. Insets of Iselande and Iles Faroe.
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Malte-Brun, Conrad, 1775-1826
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Engraved map. Districts trimmed in color. Rivers and lakes shown. Major relief shown by hachures. Includes 2 scales.
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Spruner von Merz, Karl
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Hand colored map. Relief shown by hachures.
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Stanford, Edward
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Lans of Sweden and Amts of Norway in full color. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes inset map. Shows settlements, railroads, roads, submarine cables, etc.
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Darton, William
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Hand colored engraved map. Shows countries in full color.
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Fullarton, A. & Co.
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In full color.
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Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832
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Hand colored engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris.
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Arrowsmith, John
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Engraved map. Hand colored boundaries. Relief shown by hachures. Includes inset.
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Flemming, Carl
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Digital composite of hand colored lithographed map on 2 sheets. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Ferro and Paris.
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