Azimuthal Quantum Number

Azimuthal quantum number is a quantity that is being increasingly talked about in chemistry.  The concept comes from quantum mechanics, and is a number assigned to an atomic orbital - a function that describes the wave like behaviour of an electron in an atom. Certain classes of elements in the periodic table such as transition metals are classified by their azimuthal quantum number.

Chanson réaliste

Chanson réaliste was a musical style from France dealing with the lives of Paris' poor and working class, performed from the 1880s to the end of the Second World War, growing out of the cabarets of Montmartre. Predominantly embraced by female vocalists, its earliest expositor was cabaret singer Aristide Bruant.

Vasari Corridor

This is an elevated passageway in Florence, central Italy, built on the orders of Cosimo di Medici. It connects the Palazzo Vecchio with the Palazzo Pitti.

The Arno River and the Ponte Vecchio

The Arno river is an important river in Tuscany. It passes through Florence, Pisa and flows into the Ligurian sea. At 150 miles long it is the longest river in the region. The Ponte Vecchio or the "Old Bridge" crosses the Arno River at its narrowest point, and was the only bridge in Florence spared from destruction in World War 2. It was constructed prior to 1000AD, was destroyed by flood and rebuilt in stone. The current bridge has been standing since the 1300s.

Lanzerote

Lanzerote is just to the north of Fuerteventura.  Its largest resort area is Puerto del Carmen, with a beachside boulevard called Avenida de las Playas. It is some distance from the coast of Morocco and south of Agadir.

Las Palmas

Las Palmas is the capital city of the Canary Islands and is officially known as Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Grand Canary Island).  The Canary Islands is part of an area known as Macronesia, a collection of volcanic archipelagos, which also includes the Azores and Madeira archipelagos, part of Portugal.

Temple Church

The Temple Church was built by the Knights Templar. It was consecrated on the 10 February 1185. It is famous for being a round church typical of the Knights Templar.  

The Magna Carta (or more precisely Magna Carta Libertatum. or Great Charter of Freedoms), issued in 1215, in the reign of King John of England, youngest son of King Henry II, which put into writing the King and government were not above the law, was negotiated in the Temple.

The area around the Temple Church is still known as Temple. The Knights Templar were suppressed in 1312. The church is now owned by the Middle Temple and Inner Temple Inns of Court. Inner Temple features a legal reference library dating back to 1506.

Blackfriars Station, also known as London Blackfriars, served by Circle and District Lines, is very close to Tudor Street which leads to the entrance to the Inner Temple. It is the only London station whose platforms span the River Thames.