14 number
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In science[edit]
Chemistry[edit]
- The atomic number of silicon
- The approximate atomic weight of nitrogen
- The maximum number of electrons that can fit in an f sublevel
Astronomy[edit]
- Messier object M14, a magnitude 9.5 globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus
- The New General Catalogue object [NGC 14, a magnitude 12.5 irregular galaxy in the constellation Pegasus
- The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on July 31, 2568 B.C. and ended on February 6, B.C. 1035. The duration of Saros series 14 was 1532.5 years, and it contained 86 solar eclipses
- The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on June 1, 2230 B.C. and ended on July 19, 932 B.C. The duration of Saros series 14 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 lunar eclipses.
In religion[edit]
- The number of Stations of the Cross.
- The Fourteen Holy Helpers were a group of saints formerly venerated together by Roman Catholics.
- The number of muqatta'at in the Qur'an.
- The number of Infalliables (Masoomeen) in Shia Ithna-Asheri Islam.
- The number of pieces the body of Osiris was torn into by his fratricidal brother Set.
- The number of years of Rama's exile in the forests in Hinduism.