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Detail of the ivory statuette of Apollo Lykeios.
Mended from over 200 pieces found in a well, the statuette is probably a miniature copy of Praxitele 's Apollo Lykeios that stood in the Aristote 's school of phylosophy, the lyceum. The god held his bow in his left hand. The invocation Lykeios is associated with Apollo 's attribute as God of Light.
3rd century BC.
Ancient Agora Museum, Athens
Apollo. final plaster model. 1996.
Apolo. Modelo final em gesso (português).
Apolo. modelo final en yeso ( español).
Apolo. modello finale dell'intonaco (italiano).
Century VI quatrain 33
His hand finally through the bloody ALUS,
He will be unable to protect himself by sea,
Between two rivers he will fear the military hand,
The black and angry one will make him repent of it.
Kansas Cosmosphere
Near Tragedy from a Magical Piece of Hardware
The Apollo spacecraft was made up of many sophisticated, complex and, some may say, "magical" systems. None was more magical than the fuel cell. The magic of the Apollo fuel cell was that it chemically combined hydrogen and oxygen to generate one of the most basic and important elements of a spacecraft- electricity. But the extraordinary by-product of this reaction was the generation of another critical element for spaceflight- water, for drinking and cooling of spacecraft systems.
But beyond its magic, the fuel cell gained its greatest historical notoriety as the system that nearly destroyed the spacecraft and crew of Apollo 13 in April 1970.
What Happened?
Each Apollo Command Module was powered by three fuel cells located in the spacecraft's Service Module, fueled by tanks of liquid oxygen and hydrogen. Pressure in these tanks was maintained during flight by heating the oxygen and hydrogen with small electric heaters located in each container. These heaters were manually operated by the astronauts by flipping a switch on the control panel.
But these small heaters had another use during pre-flight tests that would eventually lead to the historic life-and-death events that unfolded aboard Apollo 13. During the early testing phases of the Apollo fuel cell system, technicians often had difficulty draining the oxygen and hydrogen tanks of their super-cold, volatile contents after tests were conducted. It was determined that if the thermostats of the internal tank heaters could be beefed up to handle a 65-volt electrical current, instead of the original 28-volt system, the heaters could "cook-off" the oxygen and hydrogen and drain the tanks quickly. NASA ordered the manufacturer of the tanks to make the change, but, because of a miscommunication, the change was never made. Therefore, Apollo 13, as well as all previous missions, flew with the undersized thermostats on the fuel cell tank heaters. This error was left undetected until simple, routine procedures during Apollo 13 nearly led to disaster.
During the pre-launch tests of Apollos 7 through 12, the detanking process for the fuel cell system was nominal, and the tank heaters did not have to be activated. But during the Apollo 13 checkout, technicians had difficulty emptying the contents of oxygen tank no. 2. For the first time since the procedure had been approved, pad engineers used the heaters to warm the super-cold oxygen in the tank to boil it off. Technicians- still not realizing the upgrade to the heater thermostats had never been made-applied the specified 65 volts of electricity to the heaters. Unknowingly, the fate of the Apollo 13 mission was sealed before the spacecraft and crew ever left the ground. When the 65 volts were applied to the tank heater- still only sized to handle 28- the switch inside the heater's thermostat welded shut. As the tank continued to empty following the test, the heater's wiring was no longer protected by the cold of the liquid oxygen. The wiring's Teflon-coated insulation melted and became bare. Nobody on the ground recognized the problem.
On the day of the Apollo 13 launch, the tanks were filled again, and now the bare wires were surrounded with liquid oxygen. There would be no danger, however, until the tank heater was activated again.
Outbound to the Moon, the liquid oxygen quantity gradually dropped as the fuel cells were used. Forty-six hours after launch, Mission Control sent orders to Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert to activate the heater switch to build up pressure in tank. But now, the bare wires were no longer covered with their jacket of liquid oxygen. They were now in a pure gaseous oxygen environment. When Swigert flipped the switch, the wires sparked, a fire started, and with the explosive increase in pressure, the tank blew, and ripped away a fourth of the exterior panels of the Service Module, crippling the spacecraft and changing the focus of the mission from the Moon to mere survival.
Apollo Butterfly Parnassius apollo in Dalen, Telemark county (central southern Norway) 5 July 2015. One of the most sought-after and rare butterflies in Norway. A massive stunner!
Leo muchos comentarios de la gente que ve al isul demasiado niña. Y es cierto, es muy niña. Asà que os doy el gustazo de verlo como un repollito xDD. Qué queréis que os diga, lo sigo viendo adorable, y con esa carita parece que ni le molesta, pero yo tengo la sensación de haberlo travestido.
I've read lot of comments saying that isul looks like a girl. And it's true, he's so girly. So I take this pics for your pleasure xD. What can I say, I love him so much even this way, and with that cute face, seems like it doesn't bother him, but I have the feeling that I cross-dressed him
Apollo 1 is the official name that was later given to the never-flown Apollo/Saturn 204 (AS-204) mission. Its command module (CM-012) was destroyed by fire during a test and training exercise on January 27, 1967 at Pad 34 (Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral, then known as Cape Kennedy) atop a Saturn IB rocket. The crew aboard were the astronauts selected for the first manned Apollo program mission: Command Pilot Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee. All three died in the fire.
Apollo Soyuz Project. First time the U.S. and Soviets worked together in space. Also was pretty great because Deke Slayton, one of the original Mercury Astronauts finally got to fly. He was grounded after selection due to heart trouble. This was corrected, and he went into space on this mission.
The Apollo Belvedere or Apollo of the Belvedere is a celebrated marble sculpture from Classical Antiquity. It was rediscovered in the late 15th century, during the Renaissance, and for centuries (through the 19th century) it has epitomized ideals of aesthetic perfection for Europeans and westernized parts of the world.
Leochares was a Greek sculptor from Athens, who lived in the 4th century BC and is beleived to have sculpted the Apollo. The above is a roman copy. It was sculpted in white marble between Between 350 and 325 BC.
My newly acquired Westcott Apollo 28" Softbox. cant wait till i get a chance to use it properly.
Strobist: 580ex2 high cam right through ring adapter, 285hv inside softbox, silver reflector left to bounce the light from the softbox.
Here's a full size Apollo capsule that never flew but was used for recovery tests in the water during the spacecraft's development. Now it's at the Meteor Crater museum in Arizona.
Apollo deskinning the satyr Marsyas, who made the mistake of challenging Apollo to a musical duel - and lost. The winner of the duel had the privilege of treating the loser as they pleased, and taking Marsyas' skin was Apollo's choice.
Feb 2018 Vatican museums
he Apollo Belvedere or Apollo of the Belvedere—also called the Pythian Apollo[1]—is a celebrated marble sculpture from Classical Antiquity.
It was rediscovered in central Italy in the late 15th century, during the Renaissance. From the mid-18th century it was considered the greatest ancient sculpture by ardent neoclassicists, and for centuries epitomized ideals of aesthetic perfection for Europeans and westernized parts of the world. It is now found in the Cortile delle Statue of the Pio-Clementine Museum of the Vatican Museums complex.
The Greek god Apollo is depicted as a standing archer having just shot an arrow. Although there is no agreement as to the precise narrative detail being depicted, the conventional view has been that he has just slain the serpent Python, the chthonic serpent guarding Delphi—making the sculpture a Pythian Apollo. Alternatively, it may be the slaying of the giant Tityos, who threatened his mother Leto, or the episode of the Niobids.
The large white marble sculpture is 2.24 m (7.3 feet) high. Its complex contrapposto has been much admired, appearing to position the figure both frontally and in profile. The arrow has just left Apollo's bow and the effort impressed on his musculature still lingers. His hair, lightly curled, flows in ringlets down his neck and rises gracefully to the summit of his head, which is encircled with the strophium, a band symbolic of gods and kings. His quiver is suspended across his left shoulder. He is entirely nude except for his sandals and a robe (chlamys) clasped at his right shoulder, turned up on his left arm, and thrown back.
The lower part of the right arm and the left hand were missing when discovered and were restored by Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli (1507–1563), a sculptor and pupil of Michelangelo.
I received another great vintage typewriter and brought it back to life. Shot with the Polaroid Reporter SE at about a risky 1/20th sec. This was a totally analog experience. If I had a turntable, I'd have had some Welk Show tunes playing.
This convulsive and violent year ends on a hopeful note, as the Apollo 8 astronauts orbit the Moon and send back the first-ever images of "Earthrise" while reading from the Book of Genesis.
More info about "1968: The Year That Rocked America" exhibition: www.heinzhistorycenter.org/secondary.aspx?id=215&cont...
Apollo. final plaster model. 1996.
Apolo. Modelo final em gesso (português).
Apolo. modelo final en yeso ( español).
Apolo. modello finale dell'intonaco (italiano).
Century VI quatrain 33
His hand finally through the bloody ALUS,
He will be unable to protect himself by sea,
Between two rivers he will fear the military hand,
The black and angry one will make him repent of it.
Palm Springs Desert Classic Concours.
The Apollo was a United States sports car/personal automobile manufactured from 1962 to 1964 in Oakland, California.
Engineered by Milt Brown with designed by Ron Plescia it featured Italian handmade aluminum bodywork with a choice between two-seater convertible or fastback styles. Power came from a 215 in³ or 300 in³ Buick engine, ninety units were produced before it was renamed the Vetta Ventura and made until 1966 by Vanguard Inc of Dallas, Texas.
The top speed was claimed to be 150 mph (240 km/h).
Praxiteles (?) or a follower, Apollo Sauroktonos (Cleveland Apollo), c. 350 B.C.E., bronze, copper, and stone, 150 x 50.3 x 66.8 cm (The Cleveland Museum of Art)
APOLLO BAY PRIMARY SCHOOL 1935 PHOTO STUDENTS’ NAMES
BACK ROW : Leorke?, Jean Telford, Doreen Whelan, Frances Martin, Dick Telford, Frank Barrand (from ABC Café) ,?,? Stan Wright
SECOND BACK ROW : Wanda Fisk (from Sally’s Hill) Rantall?, Doreen Telford, Phoebe Johnson, ?, ?, ? Whelan (Doreen’s brother) ?, ?
THIRD BACK ROW : Norma Fricke, June Telford, Lorna Telford (from house overlooking footy ground, ?one of Riddell’s children, Ron’s younger sister?) , ? Telford (one of Wattie’s?) ? Geoff Waddleton, out Skene’s Creek Way, Ian Freeland (builder’s son, became an architect), Jack Powley (only child, Ballarat Hotel)
FRONT ROW : Morva Conn (father at Butter Factory), Ada Johnson (her daughter married an opera singer), ? Cawood, Joan Maher (Mother was a Costin from up the back of town), ? Rantal, ?, Joyce Telford (fringe to hide scars on forehead from falling off bed and hitting head on a tin trunk), Eileen Wright(sister of Stan Wright), ?, Les Barrand (from ABC Café)
It's an Apollo Equipe from the 80's. Lugged HiTen (Steel) frame. It's going to be my touring bike (hence the triple). I have to get some guards and a rack for it, but they can wait.
This was a free bike that I got from an advert on "Freecycle" (not bike specific, it stands for FREE reCYCLE). This is what it looked like when I got it: www.flickr.com/photos/zzpza/3163182697/in/set-72157613819...
I had the frame dipped (to remove paint, stickers and rust), phosphated (anti-rust coating) and then powder coated. Then the following parts were added:
Campagnolo Xenon Hubs
Campagnolo Veloce Cassette
Campagnolo Veloce Triple Crankset
Campagnolo Xenon Ergo Levers
Campagnolo Front Mech
Campagnolo Veloce Cableset
ITM Stem
Deda Drop Bars
Mavic Bar Tape
Mavic Computer
Mavic CXP22 Rims
Vittoria Roma Tyres
Shimano 105 Headset
Shimano Sora Brakeset
Shimano Rear Mech
Shimano SPDs
Shimano Chain
Selle Italia XO Saddle
Powder coating by www.chingfords.co.uk