Word: galvani
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Dates: during 1888-1888
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...been known to mankind for more than 2,000 year, but only during the last ten years has it been used practically for lighting. The electricity generated by friction, when discharged gives a spark of great brilliancy but of very short duration. The discoveries in chemical electricity, by Galvani, and in induced currents, by Faraday, were the greatest strides in our knowledge of the properties of electricity...