M0014548: The charging of an electrophorus by means of the voltaic pile

Previous title, replaced January 2022: The charging of an electrophorus.

Plate showing the charging of an electrophorus by means of the voltaic pile, and also the passing of the electric current from a voltaic pile through the human body. Published in Sue, P: Histoire du galvanisme, et analyse des differens ouvrages publies sur cette decouverte, Paris : Bernard, 1802-05

March 1956

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative: EPB/B/50232

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.