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Born August 13, 1814 • Sweden
Died June 21, 1874 (aged 59) • Uppsala • Sweden
Subjects Of Study Sun • angstrom • hydrogen • northern lights • spark • spectrum • thermal conductivity • measurement
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Henry Cavendish
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John Dalton
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Austrian physicist
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