voltaic
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His system uses the same mechanism as the voltaic pile, the world's first electrical battery giving a continuous current invented in 1799 by Alessandro Volta.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
“I have just completed a curious voltaic pile which I think you would like to see,” he wrote.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 29, 2017
A battery is a multiple connection of voltaic cells, as shown in Figure 21.18.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The lineup spans the early, voltaic work of William Forsythe, and includes pieces by Francesca Harper and Elisa Monte.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2014
He went on to show that the total heat produced in any voltaic circuit was proportional to the electromotive force E of the battery and to the number of equivalents electrolysed in it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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