voltaic battery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of voltaic battery
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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Scientists and inventors now had two forms of electrical machines to produce light: the voltaic battery and the magneto-electric apparatus.
From Inventions in the Century by Doolittle, William Henry
By such arrangements the first difficulty was practically overcome; but the second, a graver one, is probably inseparable from the construction of the voltaic battery.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
No experiment appears, however, to have been made to determine the question until 1820, when Oersted placed a magnetic needle within the influence of a wire connecting the extremities with a voltaic battery.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 by Various
Before leaving Bristol he had commenced experiments on the chemical applications of the voltaic battery; these he at once followed up with the better apparatus now at his command.
From Heroes of Science Chemists by Muir, M. M. Pattison (Matthew Moncrieff Pattison)
Telegraphists and electro-platers are also indebted to him for his voltaic battery.
From The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality by Gore, George
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