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The Rotunda Hospital
The Rotunda Hospital
Dr Bartholomew Mosse (1712-59), was a surgeon and midwife born in Maryborough (now Portlaoise). He trained abroad, and returned determined to establish a lying-in and teaching hospital to treat Dublin women, rich and poor. His hospital opened in a small premises on South Great George's Street, which it quickly outgrew, so Mosse began campaigning for a larger premises: running lotteries (for which he was arrested), seeking donations, and holding fund-raising events (his fund benefited from the charity premiere of Handel's Messiah). In 1757 his New Lying-in Hospital, as it was called, opened in fine purpose-built premises, popularly known as the Rotunda, on account of its tower and cupola. Sadly, Mosse died two years later, penniless and exhausted. The new hospital, designed by architect Richard Cassells, had a pleasure garden, theatre and concert hall where the fundraising continued, to enable the hospital to treat poor women for free. The Rotunda had an international reputation for its midwifery training and attracted students from Britain, Europe, Russia and North America.
Image: © Rotunda Hospital
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Female Aedus aegypti mosquito
Female Aedus aegypti mosquito
<P> Adrian Stokes proved that mosquitoes such as this female Aedus aegypti were spreading Yellow Fever in affected areas of Africa. While there is still no true cure for the virus, this discovery led to the development of a vaccine that effectively saved tens of thousands of lives the world over. </P> <P> Image: <EM>Courtesy of <A HREF="http://www.cdc.gov">CDC</A> <P>
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The Birr Leviathon
The Birr Leviathon
<P> The great telescope had the biggest metal mirror ever cast: it measured 1.8 metres across and sat at the bottom of a wooden telescope tube that was over 16 metres long. The combined weight was 12 tonnes, and needed a complex system of counterweight, pulleys and chains to move it. </P> <P> Substantial walls were built to support and shelter the telescope and to hold the observing platforms and lifting mechanisms. Most of the work was done by local tradesmen, and the project probably cost several million euro in today's money. </P> <P> It remained the world's largest telescope until 1917, but its bulk made it hard to control and it was too clumsy to use with new instruments such as cameras, plus its location in Ireland's boggy midlands meant skies were seldom clear and the metal mirrors quickly tarnished. </P> <P> Birr telescope has been restored to working order, and the castle is open to the public. </P> <P> Pictured above is a sketch of the Birr Leviathon alongside that of the whirlpool nebula (as seen through it). </P>
Image: Courtesy of Offaly County Library
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Coffey's Still
Coffey's Still
This highly efficient distilling apparatus, invented by Aeneas Coffey in 1830, was the world's first heat-exchange device. Its principles are still used in the chemical industry.
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Rev Nicholas Callan (1799-1864)
Rev Nicholas Callan (1799-1864)
An experimental priest and a pioneer of electro-magnetism, Callan was responsible for such devices as the Maynooth battery and the modern induction coil.
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Lettuce
Lettuce
A picture of home grown lettuce.
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Bás Cearbhail agus Farbhlaidhe01.
Bás Cearbhail agus Farbhlaidhe01.
Cover of 'Bás Cearbhail agus Farbhlaidhe showing title and relevant information.
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Whirlpool Galaxy
Whirlpool Galaxy
<P> This image of the Whirlpool Galaxy, taken in January 2005 by the Hubble Space Telescope, illustrates a spiral galaxy's grand design, from its curving spiral arms, where young stars reside, to its yellowish central core, a home of older stars. The galaxy is nicknamed the Whirlpool because of its swirling structure. </P> <P> Located 31 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs), the Whirlpool's beautiful face-on view and closeness to Earth allow astronomers to study a classic spiral galaxy's structure and star-forming processes. </P> <P> Text:<EM> NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) <BR> </EM>Image:<EM> Courtesy of <A HREF="http://hubblesite.org/copyright/">ESA/NASA/STScI</A> </EM> </P>
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Markree Telescope
Markree Telescope
The telescope mounted at Markree in 1834 by Thomas Grubb, who went on to make telescopes for the world's greatest observatories. Markree Castle is now a hotel.
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Astronár01
Astronár01
First page of chapter one with Celtic Design and title of book 'Astronár' in bold
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