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Born	July 31, 1718 • Stroud • England
Died	March 22, 1772 (aged 53) • London • England
Awards And Honors	Copley Medal (1764) • Copley Medal (1751)
Subjects Of Study	electricity • electrostatic induction • magnetism

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