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Alessandro Volta
 

Como 18.February.1745-Como 5.March.1827

   
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Memory before on the animal electricity (part before and second part) (italian)
Second memory on the animal electricity
Memory third on animal electricity (1792)
Letter to Prof. ANTON MARIA VASSALLI (1) 1795
Letter to Prof. Aldinini    1798  


 

1769
(De vi attractiva ignis electrici ac phaenomenis inde pendentibus)
OF THE ATTRACTIVE FORCE OF THE FIRE ELECTRICAL  AND THE PHENOMENA THAT DEPEND SOME. (italian)
Lettera to Giovan Battista Beccaria -vo6-
OF THE ATTRACTIVE FORCE OF THE FIRE ELECTRICAL WORKER AND THE PHENOMENA THAT DEPEND SOME.   
   

 

1778
OBSERVATIONS ON CAPACITA' DE' ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS AND THE COMMOTION   THAT ALSO a SIMPLE CONDUCTOR Is ACTION TO GIVING EQUAL to THAT   OF ONE HE REJECTS OF LEYDEN
Letter to  Saussure    (20-8-1778)  

 

Novus ac simplicissimus electricorum tentaminum apparatus

 

1796
SUL GALVANISMO OSSIA DALL'ELETTRICITA' DEL CONTATTO DI DE' CONDUTTORI DISSIMILI
Lettera before to prof. Gren
Second Letter to prof. Gren
Letter third to prof: Gren 

   

ON THE  ELECTRICITY  EXCITED FROM THE SIMPLE CONTACT OF SUBSTANCES CONDUCTEUR  OF VARIOUS NATURE
Letter to Sir Joseph Banks   (20 March 1800) -vo05-
MEMORY ON THE IDENTITY OF FLUID GALVANIC ELECTRICAL  1801    
CONTINUATION
THE ELETTROSCOPE CONDENSER   ( Letter to Lorenzo Mascheroni)
  		 

1800 LETTER TOSIR JOSEPH BANK June,26 1800  

 
OF THE SIMPLE GALVANISM THAT IS OF THE PHENOMENA THUS PRODUCED GALVANIC  SAYINGS FROM THE APPLICATION OF SINGLE TWO OR THREE CONDUCTORS, THAT IS  VARIOUS ELECTRIC MOTORS 
ARTICLE  I
ARTICLE II
ARTICLE IV
Letter toMartino Van Marum -1802
Letter to Abate Zamboni on the batteries to dry -1812
NOTE  ON THE SECONDARY CELL   


 

Biography by Dominique-François-Jean  Arago

 

Voltiane celebrations  19 March 1999

  Relation of  Alberto Gigli Berzolari.

  Relation of Giuliano Pancaldi   

 

Recording of birth - parochial registry Parish S.Donnino Como 1745

    

1870
[Les] merveilles de la science ou Description populaire des inventions modernes -Louis Figuier-1870- parte seconda  
[Les] merveilles de la science ou Description populaire des inventions modernes -Louis Figuier-1870- parte terza