Module: Licht, Waerme, Strahlen / Magnetismus, Elektrizitaet, Induktion / Daemonen und Geister
Sequence: 2.0. Vitrine_11310: Magnetismus, Elektrizitaet, Induktion
Branching Point: Magnetism, Electricity, Induction
Sequence: 2.1. Objektfolge_11310: Magnetismus, Elektrizitaet, Induktion
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Slide: Electric Pile
Slide: Peltier Effect
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Slide: Mechanical Model of Induction
Slide: Electrodynamic Current Balance
Slide: Magnetic Field of a Conductor
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Slide: Einstein’s Lecture Notes concerning the Volta Element
Slide: Page from an Einstein Manuscript
Sequence: 2.2. Ebene_03_Magnetism_Objects_Deep
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Sequence: 2.2.1. Objekt 11310_1523: Elektromotor von Hipp_Deep
Slide: Electric Motor
Slide: Direct Current Motor of Matthias Hipp
Sequence: 2.2.2. Objekt 11310_1547: Leydener Flasche_Deep
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Slide: How does the Leyden Jar Work?
Sequence: 2.2.3. Objekt 11310_1587: Elekroskop_Kondensator_Deep
Slide: Electroscope
Slide: An Electrometer is Transformed into an Electroscope
Slide: How does the Electroscope Work? (Animation I)
Slide: How does the Electroscope Work? (Animation II)
Slide: An Electroscope in Action
Sequence: 2.2.4. Objekt 11310_1588: Elektrometer_Deep
Slide: Electrometer
Slide: How does the Electrometer Work?
Slide: An Electrometer in Action
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Sequence: 2.3. Ebene_03_Magnetism_History
Branching Point: Electricity Becomes Popular
Sequence: 2.3.1. Die Entdeckung der Elektrizitaet (EH)
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Sequence: 2.3.2. Biographie: Alessandro Volta
Slide: Alessandro Volta (1745–1827)
Sequence: 2.3.3. Elektrifizierung (EH)
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Sequence: 2.4. Studie_zur_Magnetisums
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Electric Pile
Alessandro Volta, 1800

In the year 1800, Volta invents the first usable chemical battery.

His pile consists of alternating layers of copper and zinc plates, separated from each other by felt immersed in diluted acid. It becomes the model for all wet cell batteries.

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