| RefNo | L&P/11/137 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'Account of electricity excied by contact and conducting substances of different kinds' from Alessandro Volta to Joseph Banks |
| Date | 20 March 1800 |
| Description | 21 pages in French, with 36 pages of English translation. Translation is held within the Letters & Papers Supplements Box (L&P.Supp.7).
Subject: Physics
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'On the electricity excited by the mere contact of conducting substances of different kinds. In a letter from Mr. Alexander Volta, F. R. S. Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Pavia, to the Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K.B. P. R. S'
Read 26 June 1800 |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 57p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1800.0018 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6396 | Volta; Alessandro (1745 - 1827) | 1745 - 1827 |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |