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Voltaic pistol
In 1776, Alessandro Volta began conducting a series of experiments with a singular instrument that he described as an "electrical-phlogopneumatic pistol." The experiment consisted in using an electric spark to explode methane or a mixture of hydrogen and common air inside the device. The detonation [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Electricity and Magnetism
Type of item
- Multimedia
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Electricity and Magnetism
Type of item
- Multimedia
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 2010
- 2010
Identifier
- urn:imss:multimedia:500182
Extent
- 114 sec.
Format
- video/flv
Language
- eng
- ita
Is referenced by
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/object/ElectricPistolVoltaType.html
Year
- 2010
Providing country
- Italy