Caption

Raymond Gaston Plante (1834-1889) French physicist who invented the first accumulator or electric battery in 1859. It was a wet cell with two lead plates immersed in sulphuric acid, the electrolyte, engraving from Les Merveilles de la Science by Louis Figuier (Paris, around 1870), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Date

Dec 01, 2023

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

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BRK25B95_184

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Royalty free

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42.9Mb (1.8Mb) / 10.6in x 15.7in / 3192 x 4699 (300dpi)

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