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William Watson
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English physician and scientist (1715–1787)

Also known as: Sir William Watson, Уильям Уотсон, ويليام واتسون, 윌리엄 왓슨, ウィリアム・ワトソン, 威廉·沃森

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  • An account of a series of experiments, instituted with a view of ascertaining the most successful method of inoculating the small-pox
  • Saggio intorno all'elettricità de' corpi
  • Experiments and observations tending to illustrate the nature and properties of electricity (1745)
  • A sequel to the Experiments and observations tending to illustrate the nature and properties of electricity (1746)
  • An account of the experiments made by some gentlemen of the Royal Society, in order to discover whether the electrical power would be sensible at great distances (1748)