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HISTORY

OF THE

INDUCTIVE SCIENCES,

FROM THE EARLIEST TO THE PRESENT TIMES.

BY THE

REV. WILLIAM WHEWELL, M.A.,

FELLOW AND TUTOR OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE; PRESIDENT OF THE GEOLOGICAL
SOCIETY OF LONDON.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

Λαμπάδια ἔχοντες διαδώσουσιν ἀλλήλοις.

VOLUME THE THIRD.

LONDON:

JOHN W. PARKER, WEST STRAND.
CAMBRIDGE: J. AND J. J. DEIGHTON.

M.DCCC.XXXVII.

CHAPTER II.-RECEPTION and CONFIRMATION OF THE DIS-

COVERY OF VOLTAIC ELECTRICITY

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CHAPTER III.-DISCOVERY OF THE LAWS OF THE MUTUAL

ATTRACTION AND REPULSION OF VOLTAIC CURRENTS.

AMPÈRE

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VOL. III.

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