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Canton, John

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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An ingenious experimentalist in physics, and particularly in electricity, born at Stroud; discovered the means of making artificial magnets and the compressibility of water (1718-1772).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Canton, John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/canton-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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