ARTIFICIAL \ BOUNDARIES. A timelapse of planet Earth in infrared light, showing the fluid motion of water vapor in the atmosphere. This animation was produced from images taken by the geostationary GOES 13 and GOES 15 satellites. The images are from the IR3 channel, which is sensitive to wavelengths of 6.5 um.
Originally constructed in the 18th century in Prussia, the Amber Room disappeared during World War II and was recreated in 2003. Before the room was lost, it was considered an  Eighth Wonder of the World .Construction of the Amber Room first took place around 1701 in Prussia.The room was designed by German baroque sculptor Andreas Schlueter schlÃ¼ter And danish amber Craftsman Gottfried. wolframorner section of the reconstructed Amber Room. The Amber Room was begun in 1701 with the purpose of being installed at Charlottenburg Palace, the residence of Frederick, the first King of Prussia, at the urging of his second wife, Sophie Charlotte.
The Greeks called amber elektron (which may come from a Phoenician word for the sun, meaning golden). They noticed its power to attract small bits of ash when rubbed with a cloth. This is static electricity, and the word electricity comes from elektron or amber.Pliny, the Roman author, knew that amber came from resin, by its smell and the way it burns, but didn't realise that it was fossilised. You can find amber on the beaches of East Anglia UK.The top piece in the photograph above was found at Great Yarmouth on the east coast of England. Ambergris (which gives its name to amber) is a strongly smelling substance found in the intestines of some whales, which is used to make perfume.he Greeks called amber elektron (which may come from a Phoenician word for the sun, meaning golden). They noticed its power to attract small bits of ash when rubbed with a cloth. This is static electricity, and the word electricity comes from elektron or amber.