and the voltaic current retains the same degree of intensity M Grenet's pile consists of plates of zinc and charcoal placed alternately in a frame provided with vertical grooves into which they ...

For the word to change, things got chemical. [Alessandro Volta] introduces his voltaic pile. Once scientists latched onto the idea of a stable reaction giving a steady stream of magic pixies for ...

I was puzzled to find there certain statements regarding Volta's pile which, at first sight, seemed directly at variance with modern views.

For the word to change, things got chemical. [Alessandro Volta] introduces his voltaic pile. Once scientists latched onto the idea of a stable reaction giving a steady stream of magic pixies for ...