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Voltaic battery (pile): this was made up 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
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Christopher Johnson on Twitter: "#physicsfriday #physicalsciencefriday The voltaic pile, invented by Alessandro Volta in 1800, was the first electric battery. Its invention can be traced back to an argument between Volta &
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