Melvyn Douglas mb-code 42-34622890 Plate 17 from the book

Plate 17 from the book Icones rerum naturalium

Jack Brownless

The Chinese nobleman (illustrated by his long fingernails and rich clothing) declines further punishment

(18th century)

Views of the teardrop effect observed during transit as Venus is near the solar edge

Melvyn Douglas mb-code 42-34622890 Plate 17 from the bookMelvyn Douglas (1901 1981), American actor, c1930s c1940s. Born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, Douglas often played the suave sophisticate in pursuit of a beautiful woman, as in Ernst Lubitsch's classic Ninotchka (1939) opposite Greta Garbo. He began appearing in supporting roles in the early 1960s and won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars for his roles in Hud (1963) and Being There (1979).