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2. Baghdad Battery - Wikipedia

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   The Baghdad Battery is the name given to a set of three artifacts which were found together: a ceramic pot, a tube of copper, and a rod of iron. It was discovered in present-day Khujut Rabu , Iraq in 1936, close to the metropolis of Ctesiphon , the capital of the Parthian (150 BC – 223 AD) and Sasanian (224–650 AD) empires, and it is ...

3. History of electricity in Iran - Wikipedia

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   The Baghdad Battery is the name given to a set of three artifacts which were found together: a ceramic pot, a tube of copper, and a rod of iron. It was discovered in close proximity of Ctesiphon, the capital of the Parthian (150 BC – 223 AD) and Sasanian (224–650 AD) empires, and it is believed to date from either of these periods. [4]

4. Out-of-place artifact - Wikipedia

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   The three components of the Baghdad Battery. Baghdad Battery: A ceramic vase, a copper tube, and an iron rod made in Parthian or Sassanid Persia, discovered in 1936.Fringe theorists have hypothesized that it may have been used as a galvanic cell for electroplating, though no electroplated artifacts from this era have been found.

5. History of the battery - Wikipedia

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   Seeing a way to make a profit in the already competitive lead-acid battery market, Thomas Edison worked in the 1890s on developing an alkaline based battery that he could get a patent on. Edison thought that if he produced a lightweight and durable battery electric cars would become the standard, with his firm as its main battery vendor.

6. Ancient technology - Wikipedia

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   The Baghdad Battery is a 2,000-year-old artifact believed to have originated in ancient Persia. It consists of a clay jar containing a copper cylinder and an iron rod. When filled with an acidic liquid, the device could generate a small electrical charge.

7. Police Abuse Complaints By Black Chicagoans Dismissed Nearly ...

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   Most of the complaints in the period examined by HuffPost were filed in majority-black neighborhoods, which also tend to have higher crime rates than other areas of the city. Allegations against Chicago officers ranged from traffic violations to serious criminal misconduct like sexual assault and battery.