VOLTA, ALESSANDRO. On the Electricity excited by the mere Contact of conducting Substances of different kinds. In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Volume 90, pages 403-431. [London, 1800]. 4to, disbound. 17 text leaves; 3 engraved folding plates (2 leaves at end and 2 final plates from following work). Grolier/Horblit 37b.

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VOLTA, ALESSANDRO. On the Electricity excited by the mere Contact of conducting Substances of different kinds. In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Volume 90, pages 403-431. [London, 1800]. 4to, disbound. 17 text leaves; 3 engraved folding plates (2 leaves at end and 2 final plates from following work). Grolier/Horblit 37b.

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"The first announcement of the Voltaic 'pile', or electric battery, opened a new era in electricity."--Grolier/Horblit 37b.

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