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ments*. Mr. Cavendish and lord Mahon are the 

 only disthiguished writers on electricity, in the 

 English language, who have attempted, like iEpi- 

 mis, to introduce the mathematical form of inves- 

 tigation into this science. The publications of 

 Dr. Priestley, Mr. Cavallo, and Mr. Adams, on the 

 subject, are also worthy of honourable notice. The 

 first, beside his excellent History of Elcctricitijy 

 instituted a number of original experiments ; sug- 

 gested many important inquiries^ improved the 

 electrical apparatus ; and, on the whole, did much 

 to advance our knowledge of this branch of philo- 

 sophy. The latter gentlemen, in addition to many 

 new experiments, have presented to the world 

 condensed and very satisfactory views of the sub- 

 ject, both in a philosophical and 'medical view, and 

 have contributed much to render it popular and 

 useful 



SECTION II. 



GALVANISM. 



To this chapter belongs some notice of that 

 principle, or influence, discovered a few years ago 

 by Dr. Galvani, a philosopher of Bologna, and 

 since, in honour of him, denominated Galvanism. 

 It was first called A7ii??ial Electricity, a name which 

 had been, for a number of years before, given to 



* For a more full account of the above recent di^'coveries and 

 improvements, see the last vol. of Cazallo's FlectrlcUy, 3 vols, 

 8vo edition 1/95, and the art, £lectnciti/ in the Encj/clopadia, 

 and t}i& Siipplf'^icnt, 



