Niaudet, Alfred, 1835-1883. [from old catalog], Fishback, L. M., [from old catalog] tr · New York, J. Wiley & sons · leaf 21
effects exactly similar. OKIGIN OF THE NAME OF PILE. The word pile, though not as frequently used as theword battery, is, however, more correct. The invention of electric piles is due to Volta, Profes- 2 SINGLE LIQUID BATTERIES. sor of Natural Philosophy at Parvia, and dates from theyear 1800. One… … Fig. 1. Fig. 1 shows the appearance of the instrument calledthe column-pile, which has to-day but an historical in-terest ; it is a pile of discs. * FIRST IDEA OF THE PILE, OK BATTEEY, AS WE SHALL HEREAFTER CALL IT. If you immerse a thin plate of commercial zinc into * This figure is a fac-simile…
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