3614215 The Royal Institution electric battery, from Les Merveilles de la Science, pub.1870. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: The Royal Institution electric battery. Constructed in 1813, this series of copper and zinc plates was the most powerful battery of the time, built by British chemist William Wollaston for Humphry Davy, professor at the Royal Institution, London, England. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published 1870.); French, out of copyright.