Johann Wilhelm Ritter: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Jan 19, 2026
Anniversary information added. Dec 12, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 04, 2024
Changed "Samitz bei Heynau, Silesia" to "Samitz bei Heynau, Silesia [now Zamienice, Poland]." Changed "man's view" to "humanity's view." Nov 18, 2019
Added new Web site: Molecular Expressions - Johann Wilhelm Ritter. May 17, 2007
Added new Web site: Corrosion Doctors - Johann Wilhelm Ritter. May 17, 2007
Added new Web site: High Altitude Observatory - Biography of Johann Wilhelm Ritter. May 17, 2007
Added new Web site: Bioanalytical Systems - Biography of Johann Wilhelm Ritter. May 17, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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