Pavia
[pə'vi:ə]
Examples
- Volta of Pavia, took decided issue with Galvani and maintained that the pretended animal electricity was nothing but electricity developed by the contact of two different metals. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The German army invaded France, failed to take Marseilles, fell back into Italy, lost Milan, and was besieged in Pavia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Francis I made a long and unsuccessful siege of Pavia, was caught by fresh German forces, defeated, wounded, and taken prisoner. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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