Title
The wonders of science
Caption
Faraday's experiment demonstrating that the electricity produced by a battery pile comes from the chemical action exerted by the acids on the metals of which they are composed, and not from contact between the metals themselves.
First half of the 19th century.
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_086
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
87,6Mb (3,6Mb) / 17,6in x 19,4in / 5265 x 5815 (300dpi)