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Physics (1884)

Stewart, Balfour · Toronto : Canada Pub. Co. · leaf 108

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better means than theelectric machine gives us of obtaining powerful BOuiKs.] PHYSICS. 141 electric currents. We shall now briefly describe thismethod, which was first discovered by an Italiancalled Volta, and wliich has therefore been named theVoltaic battery. This arrangement is shown in… … ViS. 45. second vessel. lu the second vessel you have anotherplate of zinc, which is similarly connected with thecopper in tiie third vessel. Finally, to the extremeright you have a single plate of zinc. Suppose nowthat the vessels are filled with a mixture of sulpliuricacid and water, and that we…

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