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Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).

What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration

Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

Candles Burning On Table In Church

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

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Topics

space quantization vibrational quantum number magnetic quantum number angular momentum quantum number principal quantum number orbital quantum number strangeness quantum number spin quantum number rotational quantum number Stern-Gerlach experiment radioactivity magnetic resonance fundamental force atomic weight mole valence atomic radius binding energy atomic mass atomic number

Key People

Wolfgang Pauli, 1945.

Wolfgang Pauli

American physicist

Quiz

Italian-born physicist Dr. Enrico Fermi draws a diagram at a blackboard with mathematical equations. circa 1950.

Physics and Natural Law