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Michael Faraday (L) English physicist and chemist (electromagnetism) and John Frederic Daniell (R) British chemist and meteorologist who invented the Daniell cell.
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Chemical equations Chemical reactions chemistry
How Do You Balance a Chemical Equation?
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10 Common Questions Kids Have About School, Life, and Being a Student
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Why Is a Group of Molecules Called a Mole?
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Pro and Con: Standardized Tests
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Pro and Con: Homework
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Beyond Pi: 7 Underrated Single-Letter Variables and Constants
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What’s the Difference Between a Turtle and a Tortoise?
Periodical Cicada, Adult, Magicicada spp. Requires 17 years to complete development. Nymph splits its skin, and transforms into an adult. Feeds on sap of tree roots. Northern Illinois Brood. This brood is the largest emergence of cicadas anywhere
Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?
Bakers Dozen of Donuts, or Paczki's
Why Is a Baker’s Dozen 13?
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7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers
American bison (Bison bison) also known as buffalo or plains buffalo on the prairie, western U.S.
What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?
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How Deadly Is Quicksand?

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Also Known As Anna J. Harrison
Born December 23, 1912 • Missouri
Died August 8, 1998 (aged 85) • Holyoke • Massachusetts
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Bob Jones, Jr.
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Stanley Miller
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Mary Garrett
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Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas
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Linus Pauling
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George Washington Carver
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Jack Parsons
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Michael Faraday (L) English physicist and chemist (electromagnetism) and John Frederic Daniell (R) British chemist and meteorologist who invented the Daniell cell.
Faces of Science