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galvanism

early study of the electrical properties of animal tissue
Place term Q1492797

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term, alternative therapy[2]
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Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[4][5][6]
Named after
Luigi Galvani[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en galvanism ar غلفانية cs galvanismus de Galvanisten es galvanismo fr Électricité animale fr galvanisme it Elettricità animale ja ガルヴァーニ電気 ja ガルヴァーニ電流 ja ガルヴァニズム ru гальванизм uk Гальванізм zh 人体电流理论 zh 流電 zh-hant 人體電流理論
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Galvani-frogs-legs-electricity.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/0m4cl
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
galvanisme-0
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0111076, 0111013
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2777105127
NL CR AUT ID
ph395774
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11470790-n

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Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Named after 2
galvanic series, Galvanism Prize
Instance of 1
term
Named after 1
Luigi Galvani
← Field of work 1
Johann Heinrich Jakob Müller
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Summary

galvanism is a term[1].

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Cultural Significance

Things named for galvanism include galvanic series[7], a collation[8] and Galvanism Prize[9], an award[10].

Why It Matters

Entities named for galvanism include galvanic series[7], a collation[8] and Galvanism Prize[9], an award[10].

Related Entities

Luigi Galvani

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  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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