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Hippolyte Pixii

 
 ( 1808-1835 )
1832 Alternator (model experiences them)







Son of Nicolas Costant Pixii (1776-1861) creator craftsman of scientific instrumentation Parisian (1), in the 1832 Hippolyte Pixii introduces to the Academy of Sciences of Paris own invention that was formed from fixed coils and a manually set in action rotary magnet. (alternator). He was collaborating technician of Ampere thus as the father.

  

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As it is looked in the Pixii figure makes to rotate the magnet manually, thus producing a variation of magnetic field in the two fixed coils which invested from this variation produce to electric power.    
   




   
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1)   Cite from  http://archives.scu.edu/exhibits/sci_inst/10.html   -University Archives,  Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA
1B        Università di Urbino Museo virtuale :  www.uniurb.it/PhysLab/strumenti/e35.html  
1C        Pixii père et fils. Nouveaux appareils électro-magnétiques : pour lesquels l'Académie royale des sciences a, dans sa      séance publique du 26 novembre 1832  PAG. 19