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Wikipedia June 24, 2026 at 07:13 PM

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first appeared in a published paper in 1801 in Annales de chimie et de physique.
Correction

The journal title is wrong: *Annales de chimie et de physique* did not begin until 1816. In 1801, the journal was still titled *Annales de chimie*.

Full reasoning

This sentence appears to misname the journal in which the term was published.

Authoritative library records show that Annales de chimie et de physique began in 1816 and was the successor to an earlier journal titled Annales de chimie. A publication-history listing likewise states that Annales de Chimie et de Physique "began in 1816" and "succeeded an earlier 'Annales de Chimie'."

A separate index page for the journal’s volumes lists the 1801 issues as "Annales de chimie, tome 37" through "tome 40", confirming that the 1801 publication was under the earlier title, not Annales de chimie et de physique.

So the claim is incorrect as written: an 1801 paper could not have appeared in Annales de chimie et de physique because that title did not yet exist. The correct journal title for 1801 is Annales de chimie.

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The term was taken up by Michael Faraday in connection with electromagnetic induction in the 1820s.
Correction

This date is off by about a decade. Faraday’s work on electromagnetic induction dates to 1831, not the 1820s.

Full reasoning

Faraday’s electromagnetic induction work is generally dated to 1831. Authoritative references state that Faraday’s law of induction was developed from his 1831 experiments, and the Royal Institution likewise says he discovered electromagnetic induction in August 1831.

Because the sentence specifically says Faraday took up the term in connection with electromagnetic induction, placing that in the 1820s is chronologically incorrect. A more accurate date would be the early 1830s, especially 1831.

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  • Faraday’s law of induction | Britannica

    Faraday’s law of induction ... developed on the basis of experimental observations made in 1831 by the English scientist Michael Faraday. The phenomenon called electromagnetic induction was first noticed and investigated by Faraday...

  • Michael Faraday's generator | Royal Institution

    Ten years after Faraday created the electric motor he returned to his electrical research and discovered electromagnetic induction in August 1831.

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