Unpublished paper, 'On the galvanic pile' by J A [Jean-André] de Luc
Reference number: AP/8/11
Date: 25 February 1809
Description
Paper by de Luc concerning his analysis of the galvanic pile, consisting of numerous experiments carried out between silver and zinc plates separated by a wet cloth. The experiments recounted in the paper involve cloth soaked with pure water and a strong solution of marine salt. Includes two pages of illustrations.
Subject: Physics
Written by de Luc in Windsor [Berkshire, England]. Read to the Royal Society on 7 July 1809.
- Reference number
- AP/8/11
- Earliest possible date
- 25 February 1809
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 26 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Jean Andre De Luc, Unpublished paper, 'On the galvanic pile' by J A [Jean-André] de Luc, 25 February 1809, AP/8/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_8_11/unpublished-paper-on-the-galvanic-pile-by-j-a-jean-andré-de-luc, accessed on 19 March 2025
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