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DANIELL, John Frederic (1790-1845). On Voltaic Combinations. Offprint from: Philosophical Transactions, Part I (1836). London: Richard Taylor, 1836.
4o (271 x 212 mm). 2 engraved plates (slight foxing and marginal browning). Modern boards. Provenance: Michael Faraday (1791-1867), chemist and physicist famous for his experiments and discoveries in the fields of electricity and magnetism (presentation inscription from the author on the title-page: "To Michael Faraday [Esq.?] with the Author's best..." [partly cropped]).
FIRST EDITION, offprint issue. PRESENTATION COPY TO MICHAEL FARADAY. This offprint reprints two papers by Daniell, both written as letters to Michael Faraday, and read before the Royal Society in February and April, 1836. It contains the first announcement of the "Daniell Cell," which "was able to function unimpaired for long periods of time, thus giving a great boost to both electrical research and to the commercial applications of electricity" (Norman). A FINE ASSOCIATION. Partington IV, p. 685; Norman 579.
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FIRST EDITION, offprint issue. PRESENTATION COPY TO MICHAEL FARADAY. This offprint reprints two papers by Daniell, both written as letters to Michael Faraday, and read before the Royal Society in February and April, 1836. It contains the first announcement of the "Daniell Cell," which "was able to function unimpaired for long periods of time, thus giving a great boost to both electrical research and to the commercial applications of electricity" (Norman). A FINE ASSOCIATION. Partington IV, p. 685; Norman 579.