International Space Station (Activity) International Space Station model Follow these instructions to build your own International Space Station model. 18 February 2009 | Updated 4 April 2013 You will need Egyptian Cultural Heritage Organisation (ECHO) The ECHO trustees are pleased to announce that ECHO is now a registered charity (number 1142484) this will enable ECHO to continue and develop into the future. ECHO is now on Facebook ECHO article detailing the endangered sites in the Faiyum is now available to download as a PDF.
Astronomers discover star racing around black hole at Milky Way center UCLA astronomers report the discovery of a remarkable star that orbits the enormous black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy in a blistering 11-and-a-half years—the shortest known orbit of any star near this black hole. The star, known as S0-102, may help astronomers discover whether Albert Einstein was right in his fundamental prediction of how black holes warp space and time, said research co-author Andrea Ghez, leader of the discovery team and a UCLA professor of physics and astronomy who holds the Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Chair in Astrophysics. The research is published Oct. 5 in the journal Science.
CULTNAT Documentaries Welcome to YouTube! The location filter shows you popular videos from the selected country or region on lists like Most Viewed and in search results.To change your location filter, please use the links in the footer at the bottom of the page. Click "OK" to accept this setting, or click "Cancel" to set your location filter to "Worldwide". The Astrophysicist’s Alphabet “When I was having that alphabet soup, I never thought that it would pay off.” -Vanna White Ever want an A-to-Z illustrated alphabet of astrophysics? Turns out that — other than writing your own via Galaxy Zoo — it doesn’t yet exist. So I thought it would be delightful to make one for you… right now! Image credit: Flickr user Image Editor / 11304375@N07.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Director of BA, Heads International Conference Titled “Rebuilding Trust in Europe” Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA, chaired the international conference that was held in Andorra titled “Rebuilding Trust in Europe” in the presence of a large number of presidents and prime ministers. In his opening speech, titled “Facing Facts: What’s Wrong with the Current World Order!”, Dr. Ismail Serageldin started by questioning the problems and contradictions that the world faces today and which affect various countries.
5th International forum Writings, Calligraphies and Incriptions On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (2002-2012) the Calligraphy Center is intending to organize "The Fifth International Forum of writings and inscriptions" entitled "The Inscriptions and Writings in the Cities and Deserts of North Africa", in cooperation with Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex Med). The Forum aims at studying the writings and inscriptions in the cities and deserts of North Africa, within this framework, it will cover the studies related to the writings and inscriptions according to a certain axis in: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Mauritania. A series of specialized lectures will be delivered by a group of specialists. Thus, such forum allows the possibility of exchanging experiences and information on both the regional and global levels.
Netherlands-Flemish Institute Facilities at NVIC In the heart of Zamalek, NVIC offers a range of facilities at very competitive prices. Multidisciplinary Sinai Conference: Call for papers The Sinai Desert is the land bridge between Africa and Asia, and is thus also the connection between the eastern and western Arab world. On 29 and 30 November 2014, we at NVIC hope to organize a Multidisciplinary Conference on the Sinai Desert at our Institute in Cairo. Griffith Institute (Oxford) The Griffith Institute has been at the heart of Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford for seventy-five years. It is home to two major research projects, the Topographical Bibliography (Porter & Moss) and the Online Egyptological Bibliography (OEB). The Griffith Institute also houses an archive of 'wonderful things' containing the collective memory and life work of some of Egyptology's greatest scholars, including its founder Francis Llewellyn Griffith, as well as Sir Alan Gardiner and Jaroslav Černý. Perhaps the most famous are the records of Howard Carter whose name is synonymous with the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Museum Security Network November 10, 2007 – 17:23 Prints replace originals at art exhibition Agnes Winarti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Much to the disappointment of visitors, the Jakarta Historical Museum is keeping several original paintings in storage and displaying prints instead. “I thought I would be able to see real paintings. University of Memphis - Egyptology The University of Memphis Department of History graduate program in Egyptology *This web page is only an introduction to the concentration in Egyptology in the Department of History and not a comprehensive guide.
Egyptologists Conference Dear Participants of the 11th ICE Due to the Decision taken from the MSA and IAE concerning not hosting the 11th International Congress of Egyptology in Egypt, we would like to announce that Bibliotheca Alexandrina will not be able to host the 11th ICE in September 2014. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina regrets and respects the decision taken by MSA, On this occasion, we will start in refunding your payments. We would like to send us the following Details to be able to work through the Payment Refund.
ICE 2008 Updated (9/9/2009) Updated proceedings timetable Results of the XICE (in Greek)