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Volta: Science and Culture in the Age of Enlightenment
Giuliano Pancaldi
Volta: Science and Culture in the Age of Enlightenment
Giuliano Pancaldi
Sets us within the cosmopolitan cultures of Enlightenment Europe to tell the story of Alessandro Volta - the brilliant man whose name is forever attached to electromotive force. This work depicts Volta as an inventor who used his international network of acquaintances to further his quest to harness the power of electricity.
408 pages, 36 halftones. 10 line illus.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 1, 2005 |
ISBN13 | 9780691122267 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 400 |
Dimensions | 157 × 233 × 24 mm · 588 g |
Language | English |
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