In article , Gary Coffman says...
ars.)

A Leyden jar is a capacitor. What I'm talking about are primary cells.
Archeologists have found a six cell battery in the Middle East that is
3,000 years old. The suspected use was for electroplating coinage,
ie counterfeiting, by some Ye Olde Tyme Alchemist.

The generally accepted use of those old cells was for
electroplating jewlery. There always *was* one born
every minute!

Jim

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