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OCR: 1775 On January 20 Ampere is born in Lyons. France. From an early age he is instructed in religion but S given books i other subjects so that he can po lucate himself. 1787 By the age of12 he has studied and mastered all the mathematical knowledge available to him. 1799 Marries and takes job as a mathematics teacher in Lyons 1801 Moves to Bourg-en- -Bresse and then to Paris, where at the age of26, he is made professor of physics and chemistry at LEcole Centrale. He continues his study mathematics and works on the theory of proba bility. 1802 Publishes Considerations on the Mathematical Theory 0 Gases. 1808 Napoleon appoints him inspector- general of F the newly formed French university system. and he becomes aprofessor of Polytechnique in Paris. During the next few years, Ampere also works ...