Talk:Hofmann voltameter
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[edit] Inventor
The article says "invented by Friedrich Hoffmann (1660 - 1724)". I find that hard to believe, because (as far as I remember) electrolysis hadn't been discovered until around 1800 when the voltaic pile was invented. Perhaps this voltameter was invented by August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892) instead? I haven't found any evidence, but at least he has the same surname and died after the invention of the voltaic pile. Itub 20:42, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
- OK, I've found several websites and books that say that the apparatus was invented by August Wilhelm von Hofmann, so I've updated the article. Itub 22:34, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
