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They weren't, they were single-use. Pick the two correct metals, stick them close together in an acidic bath, and they'll deliver a voltage and a current until one of the metals is all used up. No charging required.

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(in order from earliest to latest) The Baghdad Battery of antiquity, Voltaic Pile, Daniell cell, Grove cell, Lead-acid cell, gravity cell, Leclanche cell, zinc-carbon cell, nickel-cadmium battery, nickel-iron battery, common alkaline battery, nickel hydrogen battery, nickel metal-hydride battery, lithium and lithium ion battery.

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