Includes a translation (p. 111-131) of the Volta's "On the electricity excited by the mere contact of conducting substances of different kinds," originally written in French with English title. First ...
Alessandro Volta and his voltaic pile on display in the Tempio Voltiano in Como, Italy Credit: Volta portrait; voltaic pile by Dario Crespi, via Wikimedia Commons Lest you forget: Feb. 18 is National ...