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Apparatus demonstrating pointed and ball lightning conductors
This device was described by Benjamin Wilson in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society in 1778 to demonstrate that the lightning conductor should end in a ball rather than a point.The large Leyden jar, is placed in a wooden container and supported on a massive wooden base. From one side [...]
Creator
- Benjamin Wilson
- Benjamin Wilson
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- electrical engineering
Type of item
- Lightning rod (model of the)
- lightning rods
Creator
- Benjamin Wilson
- Benjamin Wilson
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- electrical engineering
Type of item
- Lightning rod (model of the)
- lightning rods
Medium
Providing institution
Aggregator
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- late 18th cent.
- 1800
- 1781
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:414055
Extent
- total height 485 mm, base 370 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/BenjaminFranklin.html
Year
- 1781
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy