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Jean-Charles-Athanase Peltier
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Michael Faraday (L) English physicist and chemist (electromagnetism) and John Frederic Daniell (R) British chemist and meteorologist who invented the Daniell cell.
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Anniversary information added. Feb 18, 2026
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Add new Web site: The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory - Magnetic Academy - Biography of Jean-Charles-Athanase Peltier. May 11, 2018
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