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On the source of power in the voltaic pile

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Notes
Title and series from caption.
Extracted from the Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society, v. 130.
"Received January 23,--Read February 6, 1840."
The plate is signed: Js. Basire sc.
Dibner Library. Heralds of science (1980 ed.), 64
Also available online.
Dibner Library has three copies.
SCDIRB c. 1 (QC530 .F22 1832 SCDIRB; bound-with, no barcode) is no. 16 in a volume with binder's title: Experimental researches in electricity, 1832-1848.
SCDIRB c. 2 (QC530 .F22 1832 SCDIRB; bound-with, no barcode) is no. 18 in a volume with binder's title: Experimental researches in electricity, 1832-1848.
SCDIRB c. 1 and c. 2 have bookplate: Burndy Library ... gift of Bern Dibner. Herald of Science no. 64.
SCDIRB c. 1 and c. 2 have a later blue cloth binding with gilt-tooled black embossed-cloth spine label.
SCDIRB c. 3 (QC530 .F22 1839 SCDIRB; bound-with, no barcode) is no. 2 in a volume with binder's title: Electrical and magnetic researches of Michael Faraday, 1838-1851.
SCDIRB c. 3 is imperfect: the leaf of plates is wanting.
SCDIRB c. 3 has bookplates: 1. Michael Faraday; 2. Burndy Library ... gift of Bern Dibner.
SCDIRB c. 3 has a later full vellum binding with gilt-lettered spine, with printed binder's label on front free endpaper: W. Collin, Koenigl. Hofbuchbinder, Berlin.
Elecresource
Contents
Exciting electrolytes, &c. being conductors of thermo and feeble currents -- Inactive conducting circles containing an electrolytic fluid -- Active circles excited by solution of sulphuret of potassium, &c
Data Source
Smithsonian Libraries
Date
1840
1840]
Call number
QC530 .F22 1832
QC530.F22 1832
Author
Faraday, Michael 1791-1867
engraver
Basire, James 1796-1869
former owner
Faraday, Michael 1791-1867 DSI
binder
Collin, W. DSI
Author
Royal Society (Great Britain)
donor
Burndy Library DSI
Type
Early works to 1850
Physical description
61-91, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 29 cm
Title
Experimental researches in electricity, 1832-1848 DSI
Electrical and magnetic researches of Michael Faraday, 1838-1851 DSI
Dr. Faraday's Experimental researches in electricity
Topic
Electric batteries
Electricity--Experiments
Electricity
Record ID
siris_sil_389661
Usage
CC0

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