Images Dated 2nd September 2008

Chrysopoeia Of Cleopatra

Alchemical symbols from the 'Chrysopoeia of Cleopatra', an early Greek manuscript, circa 100 AD. On the lower left is an Ouroboros, a serpent eating its own tail, with the Greek inscription 'En to pan' ('All is one'). The word 'chrysopoeia' means literally 'gold-making', derived from the Greek. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Illustration of European Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) on riverbank looking at sliced apple at water's edge

Illustration of European Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) on riverbank looking at sliced apple at water's edge

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Magic Square Of Squares

A 'magic' square of squares, designed by Benjamin Franklin, circa 1760. It is constructed so that the sum of all 16 numbers in any row or column add up to 2056, as does the sum of any square of 16 cells. Engraved by J. Mynde after I. Ferguson. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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