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Emelin Dupieux : a promising young wildlife photographer

is category. A snapshot of a rare butterfly For this contest, Emelin Dupieux submitted one of his shots taken in the summer of 2020: a photo of an Apollo butterfly sitting on a daisy. This image, the young photographer captured at dusk in a meadow in the Jura mountains. Emelin, then 14 yea ...

19
Oct
2021

5 good reasons to visit the Auvergne Volcanoes Park

insects. It is home to nearly 70% of the known diurnal butterfly species in the Puy-de-Dôme department, including rare and emblematic species such as the Apollo (Parnassius apollo). 4- Engage in outdoor activities With its preserved nature and colorful landscapes, the Auvergne Volcanoes Park is a m ...

10
Oct
2007

The Cyclades: Must-Visit Islands

n's film The Big Blue. This paradise for walkers and nature lovers features the ruins of several ancient cities at Minoa (gymnasium, stadium, temple of Apollo), Arkessini, and Egiali. In Chora, you can visit a small archaeological museum, old windmills, and the ruins of a fortress. Additionally, ...

13
May
2008

Aix-en-Provence: 5 Things to Know About This City of Art and History

ounty City, is the oldest part of the center of Aix-en-Provence. You can see the Saint-Sauveur Cathedral, which according to legend was built on a temple of Apollo. This cathedral has a remarkable architecture as it has three naves of different styles (Romanesque, Gothic, and Baroque) and a vast ri ...

20
Aug
2008

The myth of Orpheus: presentation and interpretations

reek mythology. The son of the Thracian king Œager and the muse Calliope, he is said to have received a traditional seven-stringed lyre from the god Apollo and added two strings to it as a tribute to the nine Muses. In the myths, he is represented above all as an aède, that is, a poet, who kne ...

19
May
2009

Computing: 3 women who have marked the history of computing

f Freedom. 3- Margaret Hamilton Margaret Hamilton, born in 1936, is another American programmer who worked at MIT in the 1960s before joining the Apollo program. Building on her success on the SAGE project, a program to monitor airspace and intercept possible aircraft intrusions, she was give ...

08
Mar
2022

Artemis 1 Mission: 5 things to know about NASA's program to the Moon

nt because : - it has been 50 years since astronauts returned to the Moon. The last time astronauts went to the moon was in 1972, as part of the Apollo 17 mission. - the SLS rocket is described as the most powerful and complex rocket in the world. It is the most massive launch system ever ...

29
Aug
2022