S R Bottone

Galvanic Batteries S R Bottone

This special re-print edition of "Galvanic Batteries: Their Theory, Construction and Use" by S. R. Bottone is a historical guide to Primary, Single and Double Filled Cells, Secondary and Gas Batteries. Written in 1902, this classic text provides insight into early batteries. Chapters include The Discoveries of Sulzer, Galvani, Volta, Etc., Causes of the Phenomena, Explanation of Technical Terms, Subdivisions of Cells, On Secondary Cells, Tabulation of the Different Cells, Dry Piles and Dry Cells, Construction of Useful Cells, Accumulators, Batteries For Specific Purposes and more. A truly interesting read for those interested in science history, historic engineering or early energy sources. A very extensive and thorough look on batteries at the turn of the century. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.