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He related events on earth to periodic celestial phenomena and indicated that the years of maximum inclination of the ecliptic coincided with the years of important electrical discoveries. | discoveries | {
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"the act of discovering something",
"something that is discovered",
"a productive insight",
"(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning ... | [
"the act of discovering something"
] | [
"discovery%1:04:00::"
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Thus, 1745 corresponded to the invention of the `` Leiden '' jar by Kleist, 1764 that of the electrophorus by Wilcke, 1782 produced the condenser of Volta, and 1801 the voltaic pile. | Thus | {
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"(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result",
"in the way indicated; ; ; (`thusly... | [
"(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result"
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Thus, 1745 corresponded to the invention of the `` Leiden '' jar by Kleist, 1764 that of the electrophorus by Wilcke, 1782 produced the condenser of Volta, and 1801 the voltaic pile. | corresponded | {
"name": "correspond",
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"be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics",
"be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics",
"exchange messages",
"take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to"
]
} | [
"be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics"
] | [
"correspond%2:42:00::"
] |
Thus, 1745 corresponded to the invention of the `` Leiden '' jar by Kleist, 1764 that of the electrophorus by Wilcke, 1782 produced the condenser of Volta, and 1801 the voltaic pile. | invention | {
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"the creation of something in the mind",
"a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation",
"the act of inventing"
]
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"the creation of something in the mind"
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] |
Thus, 1745 corresponded to the invention of the `` Leiden '' jar by Kleist, 1764 that of the electrophorus by Wilcke, 1782 produced the condenser of Volta, and 1801 the voltaic pile. | Leiden | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
"an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest"
]
} | [
"an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest"
] | [
"leiden_jar%1:06:00::"
] |
Thus, 1745 corresponded to the invention of the `` Leiden '' jar by Kleist, 1764 that of the electrophorus by Wilcke, 1782 produced the condenser of Volta, and 1801 the voltaic pile. | Kleist | {
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"a human being",
"a human body (usually including the clothing)",
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Thus, 1745 corresponded to the invention of the `` Leiden '' jar by Kleist, 1764 that of the electrophorus by Wilcke, 1782 produced the condenser of Volta, and 1801 the voltaic pile. | electrophorus | {
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"a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity",
"type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels"
]
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"electrophorus%1:06:00::"
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Thus, 1745 corresponded to the invention of the `` Leiden '' jar by Kleist, 1764 that of the electrophorus by Wilcke, 1782 produced the condenser of Volta, and 1801 the voltaic pile. | Wilcke | {
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"person%1:03:00::"
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Thus, 1745 corresponded to the invention of the `` Leiden '' jar by Kleist, 1764 that of the electrophorus by Wilcke, 1782 produced the condenser of Volta, and 1801 the voltaic pile. | produced | {
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"bring forth or yield"
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Thus, 1745 corresponded to the invention of the `` Leiden '' jar by Kleist, 1764 that of the electrophorus by Wilcke, 1782 produced the condenser of Volta, and 1801 the voltaic pile. | condenser | {
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"an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid",
"a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat",
"lens used to concentrate light on an object"
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Thus, 1745 corresponded to the invention of the `` Leiden '' jar by Kleist, 1764 that of the electrophorus by Wilcke, 1782 produced the condenser of Volta, and 1801 the voltaic pile. | Volta | {
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Thus, 1745 corresponded to the invention of the `` Leiden '' jar by Kleist, 1764 that of the electrophorus by Wilcke, 1782 produced the condenser of Volta, and 1801 the voltaic pile. | voltaic pile | {
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"battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta"
]
} | [
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"voltaic_pile%1:06:00::"
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Ritter proceeded, `` You now emerge into a new epoch in which late in the year 1819 or 1820, you will have to reckon. | Ritter | {
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Ritter proceeded, `` You now emerge into a new epoch in which late in the year 1819 or 1820, you will have to reckon. | proceeded | {
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"continue talking; he continued,",
"move ahead; travel onward in time or space",
"follow a procedure or take a course",
"follow a certain course",
"continue a certain state, condition, or activity"
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Ritter proceeded, `` You now emerge into a new epoch in which late in the year 1819 or 1820, you will have to reckon. | now | {
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"the momentary present",
"in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events",
"in these times; - Nancy Mitford",
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"at the present moment",
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"in these times; - Nancy Mitford"
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Ritter proceeded, `` You now emerge into a new epoch in which late in the year 1819 or 1820, you will have to reckon. | emerge | {
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"come out into view, as from concealment",
"come out of",
"become known or apparent",
"come up to the surface of or rise",
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]
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"emerge%2:30:00::"
] |
Ritter proceeded, `` You now emerge into a new epoch in which late in the year 1819 or 1820, you will have to reckon. | new | {
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"having no previous example or precedent or parallel",
"ot... | [
"not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered"
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"new%3:00:00::"
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Ritter proceeded, `` You now emerge into a new epoch in which late in the year 1819 or 1820, you will have to reckon. | epoch | {
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"a unit of geological time ... | [
"a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event"
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] |
Ritter proceeded, `` You now emerge into a new epoch in which late in the year 1819 or 1820, you will have to reckon. | late | {
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"after the expected or usual time; delayed",
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"having died recently",
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"being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time"
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] |
Ritter proceeded, `` You now emerge into a new epoch in which late in the year 1819 or 1820, you will have to reckon. | year | {
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"a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity",
"the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution ... | [
"the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun"
] | [
"year%1:28:00::"
] |
Ritter proceeded, `` You now emerge into a new epoch in which late in the year 1819 or 1820, you will have to reckon. | reckon | {
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"judge to be probable",
"deem to be",
"make a mathematical calculation or computation",
"have faith or confidence in",
"take account of"
]
} | [
"judge to be probable"
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"reckon%2:31:03::"
] |
This we might well witness ''. | well | {
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"a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid",
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"an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)",
"an enclosed compartment in a ship ... | [
"indicating high probability; in all likelihood"
] | [
"well%4:02:03::"
] |
This we might well witness ''. | witness | {
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"a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)",
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"(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a do... | [
"perceive or be contemporaneous with"
] | [
"witness%2:39:01::"
] |
Ritter died in 1810 and Oersted not only lived to see the event occur but was the author of it. | Ritter | {
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Ritter died in 1810 and Oersted not only lived to see the event occur but was the author of it. | died | {
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Ritter died in 1810 and Oersted not only lived to see the event occur but was the author of it. | Oersted | {
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Ritter died in 1810 and Oersted not only lived to see the event occur but was the author of it. | lived | {
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Ritter died in 1810 and Oersted not only lived to see the event occur but was the author of it. | see | {
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Ritter died in 1810 and Oersted not only lived to see the event occur but was the author of it. | event | {
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Ritter died in 1810 and Oersted not only lived to see the event occur but was the author of it. | occur | {
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} | [
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Ritter died in 1810 and Oersted not only lived to see the event occur but was the author of it. | was | {
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"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
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Ritter died in 1810 and Oersted not only lived to see the event occur but was the author of it. | author | {
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In 1803 Oersted returned to Copenhagen and applied for the university 's chair in physics but was rejected because he was probably considered more a philosopher than a physicist. | Oersted | {
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In 1803 Oersted returned to Copenhagen and applied for the university 's chair in physics but was rejected because he was probably considered more a philosopher than a physicist. | returned | {
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In 1803 Oersted returned to Copenhagen and applied for the university 's chair in physics but was rejected because he was probably considered more a philosopher than a physicist. | Copenhagen | {
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]
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In 1803 Oersted returned to Copenhagen and applied for the university 's chair in physics but was rejected because he was probably considered more a philosopher than a physicist. | applied | {
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"ask (for something)"
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In 1803 Oersted returned to Copenhagen and applied for the university 's chair in physics but was rejected because he was probably considered more a philosopher than a physicist. | university | {
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In 1803 Oersted returned to Copenhagen and applied for the university 's chair in physics but was rejected because he was probably considered more a philosopher than a physicist. | chair | {
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"a particular... | [
"the position of professor"
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"chair%1:04:00::"
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In 1803 Oersted returned to Copenhagen and applied for the university 's chair in physics but was rejected because he was probably considered more a philosopher than a physicist. | physics | {
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"a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels"
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In 1803 Oersted returned to Copenhagen and applied for the university 's chair in physics but was rejected because he was probably considered more a philosopher than a physicist. | rejected | {
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"refuse to accept"
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"reject%2:40:00::"
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In 1803 Oersted returned to Copenhagen and applied for the university 's chair in physics but was rejected because he was probably considered more a philosopher than a physicist. | probably | {
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]
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In 1803 Oersted returned to Copenhagen and applied for the university 's chair in physics but was rejected because he was probably considered more a philosopher than a physicist. | considered | {
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... | [
"deem to be"
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"consider%2:31:00::"
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In 1803 Oersted returned to Copenhagen and applied for the university 's chair in physics but was rejected because he was probably considered more a philosopher than a physicist. | more | {
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In 1803 Oersted returned to Copenhagen and applied for the university 's chair in physics but was rejected because he was probably considered more a philosopher than a physicist. | philosopher | {
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]
} | [
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"philosopher%1:18:00::"
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In 1803 Oersted returned to Copenhagen and applied for the university 's chair in physics but was rejected because he was probably considered more a philosopher than a physicist. | physicist | {
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"a scientist trained in physics"
]
} | [
"a scientist trained in physics"
] | [
"physicist%1:18:00::"
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However, he continued experimenting and lecturing, publishing the results of his experiments in German and Danish periodicals. | However | {
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"by contrast; on the other hand",
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]
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However, he continued experimenting and lecturing, publishing the results of his experiments in German and Danish periodicals. | continued | {
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"continue a certain state, condition, or activity"
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] |
However, he continued experimenting and lecturing, publishing the results of his experiments in German and Danish periodicals. | experimenting | {
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"experiment%2:41:01::"
] |
However, he continued experimenting and lecturing, publishing the results of his experiments in German and Danish periodicals. | lecturing | {
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"a lengthy rebuke",
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]
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] | [
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] |
However, he continued experimenting and lecturing, publishing the results of his experiments in German and Danish periodicals. | publishing | {
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However, he continued experimenting and lecturing, publishing the results of his experiments in German and Danish periodicals. | results | {
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However, he continued experimenting and lecturing, publishing the results of his experiments in German and Danish periodicals. | experiments | {
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"experiment%1:04:00::"
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However, he continued experimenting and lecturing, publishing the results of his experiments in German and Danish periodicals. | German | {
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"the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic",
"of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language"
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However, he continued experimenting and lecturing, publishing the results of his experiments in German and Danish periodicals. | Danish | {
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He was, however, fortunate in his contact with Prof. J. G. L. Manthey ( 1769 - 1842 ), teacher of chemistry, who, in addition to his academic chair, was also proprietor of the `` Lion Pharmacy '' in Copenhagen where Oersted assisted him. | assisted | {
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