
Sujet
Voltaic battery (pile), 1887. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Voltaic battery (pile), 1887. A battery of the type invented by Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827). It consists of a disc of zinc, a disc of copper, a disc of cloth moistened with acid, then a disc of zinc and so on. Each contact between zinc and copper formed a 'couple'. From Natural Philosophy by A Ganot. (London, 1887).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1887
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B65_067
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
49,9Mo (2,0Mo) / 37,9cm x 33,0cm / 4477 x 3898 (300dpi)