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Careful measurement by means of one of Weston's direct-reading voltmeters gave the following values: 1 cell, 0.2 to 0.5 volt, 0.00001 to 0.00003 ampère.

From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo

The amount of hydrogen liberated per second by a current of one ampère is about ·00001038 gramme, or nearly one six-thousandth of a grain.

From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William

Strength of stimulating current 1.0 volt, .0001 ampère.

From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo

From this it appears that 1 volt will send a current of 1 ampère through a total resistance of 1 ohm, since 1 divided by 1 equals 1.

From Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men by Bottone, S. R.

But I admired him, for he had every ampère of his self-possession in hand; my own case was different.

From The Devil Doctor by Rohmer, Sax