Lidia Ziemnicka-Otto

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[Lidia Ziemnicka-Otto @LidiaOtto]

Antoni Patek - A Timeless Genius
#Culture #Patek #watches

[Culture.pl @culture_pl]

Antoni Patek fought for Polish independence, got wounded twice, earned the Virtuti Militari, fled into exile, and co-founded the world's most prestigious watch brand.

Born today in 1812. Some people really do find things to do with their time ��
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[Europe of the Jagiellonians @EJagiellonians]

Decorative vase from the Polish Royal Farfur Factory in Belweder (Warsaw). Ca. 1775.
👑🇵🇱🏺🪙
Photo. Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

[Go2Warsaw @Go2Warsaw]

Today, May 30, the Saxon Garden celebrates its 299th anniversary 🌿

Visitors enjoyed a day filled with retro charm, music, and dancing. #DiscoverWarsaw

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

Clearest image ever taken of Venus.

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

A blurred photo of the Sun? Not even close. This is the clearest, most detailed image ever taken of a star other than our own — the massive red supergiant Antares, located 550 light-years from Earth.What you’re seeing isn’t just a bright dot. Thanks to the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI), we can actually resolve the star’s boiling surface, its turbulent atmosphere, and the vast convective cells churning across it like a cosmic lava lamp.Antares is a monster:Roughly 700 times larger than the Sun
If placed at the center of our Solar System, its surface would stretch past the orbit of Mars
It’s in the final stages of its life, destined to explode as a supernova one day

This groundbreaking image doesn’t just show us a distant star — it lets us stare directly at the roiling, dynamic surface of a dying giant hundreds of light-years https://t.co/Z7MmpOTv3K of the most impressive feats of astronomical imaging ever achieved.
Credit: ESO/K. Ohnaka et al.

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

A stunning view of Uranus captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

[UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 @UNESCO]

On #EnglishLanguageDay, we mark the role of English as a global language for dialogue and cooperation.

As one of the United Nations working languages, it plays a key role in multilateralism and international engagement.

In a multilingual world, English serves as a bridge, supporting mutual understanding.

[Lidia Ziemnicka-Otto @LidiaOtto]

Der Schauspieler Mario Adorf starb am 8. April in Paris.

[Hendrik Wüst @HendrikWuest]

Aus der Eifel zum Weltstar: Mit Mario Adorf verlieren wir einen der ganz Großen des deutschen Films – mit über 200 Rollen, einer unverwechselbaren Wucht und Menschlichkeit, die das internationale Kino geprägt hat wie kaum ein anderer. Sein Werk bleibt.

[Michael Hall, viola 🎻 @mhall_viola]

Feeling giddy!

I’m playing a solo recital in the historic old capitol senate chambers Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous speech, “ A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand.”

All music by living composers.
Voices Ringing with Power!

[NASA @NASA]

“You can see the surface of the Moon…we just went sci-fi.”

On flight day seven, images from our @NASAArtemis II crew amazed, turning science fiction to reality. From the lunar far side to a solar eclipse from the Moon, the views are EVERYTHING. No pressure to pick a favorite.

[Lidia Ziemnicka-Otto @LidiaOtto]

@Havenlust I’m sorry to hear about that.
However, the version B would be better as it’s more personal.

[Lidia Ziemnicka-Otto @LidiaOtto]

Happy International Women’s Day!
#InternationalWomensDay2026
#MariaSkłodowskaCurie

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

The first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize, the first individual to be awarded two Nobel Prizes and still today the only individual with two Nobel Prizes in two different scientific categories: Marie Skłodowska Curie.

Skłodowska Curie developed the term radioactivity, discovered the chemical elements polonium and radium and contributed to develop new cancer treatments. For her scientific dedication and remarkable breakthroughs, she was awarded the 1903 physics prize and the 1911 chemistry prize.

Learn more: https://t.co/dysmKgnI8A

#InternationalWomensDay

[Lidia Ziemnicka-Otto @LidiaOtto]

Frédéric Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola, Poland 🇵🇱 on 1. March 1810 #Chopin #Music https://t.co/gfpajLyNoL

[Lidia Ziemnicka-Otto @LidiaOtto]

The planetary alignment over the Stonehenge
#PlanetaryAlignment #Stonehenge #Astronomy #Astrophotography

[Dailyscienceinfo @NatureScienceA1]

✨ A sky full of wonders above ancient stones ✨

Witness the rare alignment of Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars, Uranus & Neptune stretching across the night sky — a moment where time, space, and history meet. 🌌

Uranus and Neptune may be too faint for the naked eye, but captured through long exposure, they complete this breathtaking cosmic lineup.

🌠 When the universe puts on a show, you don’t blink… you capture it.

#PlanetaryAlignment #NightSky #SpaceLovers #Astrophotography #Stonehenge #CosmicView

[Lidia Ziemnicka-Otto @LidiaOtto]

Redewendungen rund um #Sprache
Jemandem aus dem Herzen sprechen. Auf der Zunge liegen. Mit Engelszungen auf jemanden einreden. Sich um Kopf und Kragen reden. Frei von der Leber weg sprechen. Lange Rede kurzer Sinn. Nicht auf den Mund gefallen sein. #Language #German

[Lidia Ziemnicka-Otto @LidiaOtto]

Idioms related to #language
Speak the same language. It’s all Greek to me. To put in in a nutshell. On the tip of my tongue. To have a silver tongue. Get your tongue around something.A lost in translation. #English #InternationalMotherLanguageDay

[Lidia Ziemnicka-Otto @LidiaOtto]

Powiedzenia ze słowem #język
Co w sercu, to na języku. Język giętki powie wszystko, co pomyśli głowa. Zasięgnąć języka. Ugryźć się w język. Trzymać język za zębami. Mieć długi język. Strzępić sobie język. Mieć z kimś wspólny język. #JęzykPolski #Language #JęzykOjczysty

[Lidia Ziemnicka-Otto @LidiaOtto]

Today we celebrate International Mother Language Day
#InternationalMotherLanguageDay

[European Parliament @Europarl_EN]

On International Mother Language Day, we celebrate the 24 official EU languages that ensure everyone can take part in democracy.

Every language is a voice.

Every voice shapes our Union.

United in diversity.

[Lidia Ziemnicka-Otto @LidiaOtto]

Dziś świętujemy Międzynarodowy Dzień Języka Ojczystego
#MiędzynarodowyDzieńJęzykaOjczystego
#JęzykPolski #Polszczyzna
#Language

[Lidia Ziemnicka-Otto @LidiaOtto]

Dziś świętujemy Międzynarodowy Dzień Języka Ojczystego
#MiędzynarodowyDzieńJęzykaOjczystego
#JęzykPolski #Polszczyzna

[Lidia Ziemnicka-Otto @LidiaOtto]

Nikolaus #Copernicus was born in Toruń on 19. February 1473
#PolishScience #Astronomy #ScienceHistory

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

Happy Birthday to Nicolaus Copernicus (February 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543)!Today marks the anniversary of the birth of one of history's most transformative thinkers—the Polish astronomer whose ideas literally turned the world (and our understanding of it) upside https://t.co/A9u0n0Qxsv

In an era when the geocentric model—Earth as the immovable center of the universe—had dominated for nearly 1,400 years (thanks to Ptolemy and ancient authority), Copernicus dared to propose something radical: the Sun sits at the center, with Earth and the other planets orbiting it in circular paths. This heliocentric vision challenged religious doctrine, common sense, and centuries of accepted wisdom.His groundbreaking book, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ("On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres"), was published in 1543—the very year he died. Legend says he received the first printed copy on his https://t.co/IkDmOctrU3

Key elements of Copernicus's model included:The Sun is near (but not exactly at) the center.
Earth rotates daily on its axis (explaining day/night) and orbits the Sun annually (explaining seasons and the Sun's apparent path).
Planets move in uniform circular orbits, though he retained some epicycles to match observations.
The stars are immensely distant, fixed on a vast sphere.
This wasn't just astronomy—it was a philosophical earthquake. By demoting Earth from the cosmic spotlight, Copernicus helped spark the Scientific Revolution, clearing the path for Kepler's elliptical orbits, Galileo's telescopic discoveries, and Newton's laws of motion and gravity.His work affirmed that careful observation, mathematics, and bold reasoning could overturn even the most entrenched beliefs. In doing so, he reshaped humanity's place in the cosmos and demonstrated the enduring power of scientific inquiry.Happy 553rd birthday to the man who showed us we're not the center of everything—but part of something far grander.