a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
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English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836)
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a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)
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United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878)
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The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit when the electro-motive force induced in this circuit is one volt, while the inducing current varies at the rate of one ampère a second.
