Venus
'Vilia miretur vulgus; mihi flavus Apollo
Pocula Castalia plena ministret aqua.' Brightest of all objects in the sky except for the sun and moon 1486; Italian; High Renaissance; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence 1986 September 20. 7 weeks. 1970; 1 week as #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Though Mercury is closer, it has no atmosphere to contain the sun's heat Ancient Roman Classical Corinthian period, 123-135, built in Rome, Italy 1553, oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain 1751, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1879 - Musee d'Orsay, Paris Williams has won 57 titles, which includes 18 Grand Slam titles - seven in singles, nine in women's doubles, and two in mixed doubles. The first transit of Venus since 1882 occurs; the next one will occur in 2012. Defeated her younger sister Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 to claim her 5th singles title. "Dude Looks Like a Lady" by Aerosmith Film also stars Marlene Dietrich and Herbert Marshall. Painted limestone, c. 25,000 BC; Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna Mammoth ivory, c. 23,000 BC; National Archaeological Museum, Saint-Germaine-en-Laye, France Mammoth ivory, c. 23,000 BC; Museum of Man, Paris Limestone, c. 23,000 BC; Museum of Aquitaine, Bordeaux Marble, c. 345 BC; Musei Vaticani, Rome Marble, Musée du Louvre, Paris United States -- 2000-2008 -- 3/0/0=3 1959 for 5 weeks as #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 1483, tempera on panel; National Gallery, London C. 1647-1651, oil on canvas; National Gallery, London "The School of Love", about 1525, oil on canvas; National Gallery, London 1824, oil on canvas; Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels Boney M (1978) - their biggest -selling album Daughter of President Lyndon Johnson Nom de plume, Rachilde; 1884 One of the best-selling books of the 90's
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