The wonders of science
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

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