The invisible man visits the Hobbit in the dark tower, and Galileo has, until its end, cost (converted) many pound sterling…
(This time – kind of continued from August 13 – one sentence combines two dates of birth of authors (1866, 1947), represented by famous works, a book being published (1937), the end of a space mission (2003) and an event in economic history (1931). 
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At least that’s how it looks on this picture from the Codex Gigas, the “Devil’s Bible”, one of the largest medieval manuscripts from the 13th century, according to legend written by a monk who wanted to evade being walled up alive – in one night, with the help of the devil, “of course”…
This giant book (90x50x22cm) will be shown from today until early January in the Prague Klementinum.
At the National Library of Sweden, where it is normally stored, you can browse through the entire book in high resolution (that’s also where I got the image whose detail is shown above).
In the war of the worlds between east and west, the construction of the wall began, which soon only the birds could easily cross…
(This combines an event in German history (1961), a date of birth (1899) and a date of death (1946), the latter represented by famous works. )
So, yesterday, 07/07/07 (unfortunately not on 07:07), the “New 7 Wonders”, which could be voted for on the internet, have been published – not officially acknowledged by the Unesco, not undisputed, but… well, never mind. So we now have (or don’t have), besides the ancient wonders of the “world” – limited to the Mediterranean area and the Middle East, which was the world known in ancient Greece –, which are
also (=> 14) – or only (=> 7)
– including, by the way, just two of my seven votes, and the Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany didn’t make it, “of course”, was apparently on the unrewarding 8th place – and, so Zahi Hawass doesn’t get mad, also (=>8) the honor candidate, the “eternal wonder”:
the only ancient wonder that still stands.
Think of it what you want, ‘t is a nice thing, somehow, anyway…
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