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John Canton

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British physicist

Person · Open Library

Born
1718
Died
1772
Works
2

Top works

  • New experiments and observations on electricity
  • An easy method of making phosphorus, that will imbibe and emit light, like the Bolognian stone
  • A method of making artificial magnets without the use of natural ones

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Type
Group
Origin
Italy

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Listeners
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Total plays
1

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple

    · 1996 · cited 204,416x

  2. Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold

    · 2021 · cited 43,543x

  3. Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology

    · 2000 · cited 36,882x

  4. Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment

    · 2007 · cited 35,543x

  5. The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)

    · 1992 · cited 29,119x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Gender
male
Place of birth
Stroud
Place of death
London
Occupation
physicist
Languages spoken
English language
Image
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date of birth
1718-07-31
date of death
1772-03-22
cause of death
edema
Commons category
John Canton
name in native language
John Canton
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