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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by John Hagerson, Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2005-12-03

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Public domain in the USA.

About the authors

Charles Augustin Coulomb

Charles Augustin Coulomb

Best known for giving electric force one of science’s most famous laws, this French physicist and engineer also made important studies of magnetism, friction, and torsion. His careful experiments helped turn electricity into a precise, measurable science.

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Armand Jacques Gerson

b. 1881

Best known for a scholarly study of Tudor-era trade, this early 20th-century writer explored how English merchants pushed into new markets and helped shape overseas commerce.

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Albert E. (Albert Edward) McKinley

1870–1936

A historian and teacher from Philadelphia, he wrote with a clear, classroom-friendly style that helped readers make sense of major events like World War I. His work reflects both scholarly training and a strong interest in public education.

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