> > Fa(s)cinating name - Radcliffe Camera, I wonder why. > "Camera" in Italian translates to "chamber" or "room" in English. I believe but can't confirm that "camera" is also Latin for "room". The legal term "in camera" means "in a sealed room" or "in private". Old English universities are very fond of Latin.
Regards, Anthony > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Bob Sullivan > Sent: Sunday, 1 February 2009 12:51 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO--January Camera > > Rick, > You found a sunny day in England? Wow! > The picture certainly conveys what an imposing structure it is. > Facinating name - Radcliffe Camera, I wonder why. > Looks like you are enjoying the break... > Regards, Bob S. > > On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 7:08 AM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > > The round building is the Radcliffe Camera, built in 1749 as the science library at > Oxford. It is still in use as a reading room for the library system. > > > > Shot from the tower of St. Mary's University Church, adjacent. This is typical > January weather in England, of course... > > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8557518&size=lg > > > > (K10D and DA 10-17 fisheye) > > > > Rick > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
