Main entrance, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma mb-code BK001016 Plate from Sidereal chromatics

Plate from Sidereal chromatics

Inigo Lopez de Loyola (1491-1556) was a Spanish soldier who founded the Society of Jesus together with 6 others at St Mary's Church

Section of porphyritic obsidian at x250 magnification

Classes of radiolarian (amoeboid protozoa found as zooplankton): 1-3

Main entrance, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma mb-code BK001016 Plate from Sidereal chromaticsMain entrance, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon, Burma, 1908. Buddhist tradition holds that the Shwedagon Pagoda was built before the Buddha died in 486 BC, but archaeologists believe its construction is more likely to date from between the 6th and 10th century. The pagoda is the most sacred site for Burmese Buddhists. Stereoscopic card. Detail.