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Also Known As	Peltier-Seebeck effect • thermoelectric effect

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Thomson effect Peltier effect Seebeck effect Thomson coefficient Peltier coefficient Peltier heat Seebeck coefficient Seebeck voltage electricity bioelectricity electric potential electrolysis electrophoresis piezoelectricity atmospheric electricity static electricity

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Johann Wilhelm Ritter

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