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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
Cross section of Earth showing the core, mantle, and crust
Everything Earth
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Chemical equations Chemical reactions chemistry
How Do You Balance a Chemical Equation?
Illustration of molecules. (molecular, chemistry, science)
Why Is a Group of Molecules Called a Mole?
Above the clouds 130 nautical miles below, astronaut Mark C. Lee floats freely without tethers as he tests the new Simplified Aid for Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Spacewalk Rescue (SAFER) system, Sept. 16, 1994. Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-64
Gravity: From Apples to the Universe
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Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.
6 Wars of Independence
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.
Where Is “Old Zealand”?
Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.
Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours
Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
9 Mind-Altering Plants

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Born August 1, 1733 • Ireland
Died June 1, 1812 (aged 78) • Dublin • Ireland
Awards And Honors Copley Medal (1782)
Notable Works “Geological Essays”
Subjects Of Study phlogiston
Johan Gottlieb Gahn
Swedish mineralogist
Charles Thomas Jackson
American physician and geologist
Joseph Priestley
Joseph Priestley
English clergyman and scientist
Dana, James D.
James D. Dana
American geologist and mineralogist
Stahl, Georg Ernst
Georg Ernst Stahl
German chemist and physician
Georgius Agricola.
Georgius Agricola
German scholar and scientist
James Hutton
James Hutton
Scottish geologist
Norman L. Bowen
Canadian petrologist
Alexandre Brongniart, plaster medallion by David d'Angers
Alexandre Brongniart
French geologist
Henslow, lithograph by T.H. Maguire, 1851
John Stevens Henslow
British botanist
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, engraving
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
German chemist
Silliman, Benjamin
Benjamin Silliman
American geologist and chemist [1779-1864]
Dieudonné Dolomieu
French geologist
Jean-Étienne Guettard
French geologist
Brøgger, Waldemar Christofer
Waldemar Christofer Brøgger
Norwegian geologist
Charles Friedel
French chemist
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
Swedish mineralogist and chemist
Fausto Elhuyar
Spanish chemist and mineralogist
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
British naturalist
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday
British physicist and chemist

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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
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
Cross section of Earth showing the core, mantle, and crust
Everything Earth