What was Einstein's miracle year?
In 1905, often called Albert Einstein's "miracle year," he published four groundbreaking papers, including special relativity and the idea behind E=mc².
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- When did the Catholic Church admit it was wrong about Galileo?
“In 1992, Pope John Paul II formally acknowledged that the Church had been wrong in its treatment of Galileo.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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