
4 0 c m
34cm
actual image size: 26cm x 32cm
Description
This electolytic apparatus dates from around 1820 and is similar to that used by Sir Humphry Davy to demonstrate the electrolysis of water at the Royal Institution. The experiment showed that hydrogen and oxygen were produced in the decomposition of water.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10326587
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