Title
The wonders of science
Caption
On the left, diagram of a voltaic pile (ancestor of the electrical pile) invented by the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta in 1800.
On the right, diagram of Volta's 'Crown of cups' pile, with glass vases arranged in a circle and filled with sulphuric acid.
Illustration from "Les Merveilles de la science ou description populaire des inventions modernes" written by Louis Figuier and published in 1867 by Furne, Jouvet et Cie.
Date
1867
Credit line
Photo12
Reference
COM23A01_078
Model release
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License type
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Available size
64,6Mb (2,9Mb) / 18,8in x 13,4in / 5631 x 4008 (300dpi)