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Sunday 16 October 2022

3,000 years ago, people created powerful electric batteries, says an ancient Indian text

 An ancient Indian text contains information that 3,000 years ago, people could create electric batteries.

There is an ancient Indian text written by the sage Agastya in Sanskrit.

The sage Agastya was a revered sage of the Vedic times. It is mentioned in such ancient texts as the Rig Veda and the Ramayana.

It is known that the Rigveda was compiled around 1200 BC. This means that the sage Agastya lived at least 3000 years ago.

This text, which is at least 3,000 years old, describes how to generate electricity and electrolyze water.

Below is the translated Agastya text which describes the creation of the electric battery:

“Place a clean copper plate in a clay pot. Cover it with blue vitriol, and then add wet sawdust on top of it. Next, place a zinc sheet coated with mercury amalgam on top of the sawdust to avoid polarization. As a result of contact, an energy called Mitra-Varuna is formed.”...<<<Read More>>>...