Eudiometer truly pioneered by Count Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), an Italian physicist who is well known for his contributions to the electric battery and electricity. Aside from its laboratory function, the eudiometer is also known for its part in the "Volta pistol". Volta invented this instrument in 1777 for the purpose of testing the "goodness" of air, analyzing the flammability of gases, or to demonstrate the chemical effects of electricity. Volta's Pistol had a long glass tube that was closed at the top, like a eudiometer. Two electrodes were fed through the tube and produced a spark gap inside the tube. Volta's
Alessandro Salvio Walker, 1843 Alessandro Salvio Alessandro Salvio (c. 1570 – c. 1640) was an Italian chess player who is considered to be the unofficial world champion around the year 1600. He started an Italian chess academy in Naples, Italy, and wrote a book called "Trattato dell'Inventione et Arte Liberale del Gioco Degli Scacchi", which was published in Naples in 1604. He also wrote "Il Puttino" published in 1634. According to JH Saratt's translation, Il Puttino was first published in 1604, and republished in 1634. [1] SALUIO NAPOLITANO, DOTTOR ALESSANDRO: TRATTATO DELL’ INVENTIONE ET ARTE LIEBERALE DEL GIOCO DI SCACCHI, Diuiso in