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    Tempio Voltiano

    March 27 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

    I spent some time visiting Tempio Voltiano, a museum dedicated to inventor and scientist Alessandro Volta. As a child, Volta observed while playing at a lakefront how certain gases (what we now know as methane) were flammable, and the interaction of gases formed the basis of many of his early hypotheses and inventions.

    The second level of the museum houses a series of panels in Italian outlining Volta’s life and his accomplishments. The museum staff were kind enough to spend a few minutes getting me oriented, including handing me an English translation of the exhibits about Volta’s life.

    On the ground floor is a collection of his instruments and inventions, including the very first battery.

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