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The mystery of the Baghdad batteries

The mystery of the Baghdad batteries

Elmara
13998 5
It happened in 1938 during the works in Khujut Rab. Just outside Baghdad. Here, German archaeologist Wilhelm Konig recovered a five-inch-long (13cm) clay vessel containing a copper cylinder that encased an iron wire. The vessel showed signs of corrosion and initial tests indicated the presence of an acidic agent. Probably wine or wine vinegar.
HISTORY OF THE MEDAL AND CROSS OF ST. BENEDICT

HISTORY OF THE MEDAL AND CROSS OF ST. BENEDICT

cobra
24182 6
The Medal of St. Benedict, one of the sacraments of the Holy Church, first saw the light of day probably in the Middle Ages in the environment of the Benedictine Order. In the artifacts in the Hunter's Club, this object was displayed as undesignated for some time; thanks to Cobra, you can now read the full history of this saintly medal.
Odyssea

Odyssea

Elmara
33721 2
According to published estimates, there are approximately 650,000 ships lying along the shores of the Americas. In recent history, from 1824 to 1962, an additional 1,500 ships sank in the same area with an estimated cargo value of.....
Klubovka 28.7.07 in Kouřimy

Klubovka 28.7.07 in Kouřimy

Elmara
2046 6
The weather was really good. Detailed research of maps and local sources promised that we would find a place where heavy carts stopped for the night, which is usually full of small silver coins. Holt the boys, exhausted from a day of powering their shaggy engines, were not very attentive....

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