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The Telephone's Crowning Moment: Bell Demonstrates his Device to Queen Victoria
#21 Science in History 14 January 1878 Today in 1878, Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, demonstrated his invention to...
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Jan 14, 20231 min read


Women with the Right Stuff: NASA's first Female Astronaut Candidates
#20 Science in History 13 January 1978 On this day in 1978, NASA made history by selecting six women as their first female astronaut...
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Jan 13, 20232 min read


Uranus' 'King' and 'Queen' Discovered
#19 Science in History 11 January 1787 On this day in 1787, William Herschel discovers the two largest moons of Uranus, six years after...
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Jan 11, 20231 min read


Davy's Safety Lamp used for the First Time
#18 Science in History 09 January 1816 On this day in 1816, the Davy safety lamp was trialled at Hebburn Colliery in North-East England....
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Jan 9, 20231 min read


Brighten Up Your Life: The Mood-Boosting Benefits of Colour
Colours can influence our emotions and mood, evoking feelings of happiness, sadness, excitement, and calmness. Therefore, paying...
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Jan 8, 20234 min read


The Discovery of Superfluidity
#17 Science in History 08 January 1938 On this day in 1938, the journal Nature publishes two articles describing the superfluidity of...
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Jan 8, 20232 min read


Francium Becomes the Last Naturally Occurring Element to be Discovered
#16 Science in History 07 January 1939 On this day in 1939, French scientist Marguerite Perey reveals, in an entry made in her notebook,...
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Jan 7, 20231 min read


The Acid Dissociation Constant & pH: Past Paper Question Analysis
P3 June 2017 Q4 This question is about pH and the acid dissociation constant If you haven't gone through the paper, please look up the...
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Jan 6, 20232 min read


The Tragic Tale of the Pyrenean Ibex: The First Mammal to Go Extinct… twice!
#15 Science in History 06 January 2000 On this day in 2000, the Pyrenean ibex became the first mammal species to go extinct due to human...
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Jan 6, 20231 min read


Spirit of Mars: A Rover's Tale
#14 Science in History 03 January 2004 On this day in 2004, Spirit successfully lands on Mars. The Mars rover ‘Spirit’ was sent to...
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Jan 3, 20231 min read
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