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Electric pistol, Volta type
Green glass instrument in the shape of a spherical flask with a long neck. Two electrodes protruding from opposite sides are secured with sealing wax. Internally they terminated in sharp points (forming a spark gap) and externally they carried small rings. The pistol would be filled with hydrogen from [...]
Creator
- Alessandro Volta
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- electrical engineering
Type of item
- Voltaic pistol
- scientific instruments
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- ca. 1780
- 1780~
- 1780~
- 1780
- 1780
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:414065
Extent
- total length 120 mm, max. diameter 60 mm, tube diameter at mouth 22 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/AlessandroVolta.html
Year
- 1780
Providing country
- Italy