Static electricity. 18th-century journal page illustrating static electricity experiments carried out by the English physicist John Canton (1718-1772). At bottom,a polished glass tube with holes,rubbed with oiled silk,is producing bursts of static electricity. At top,static electricity from storm clouds is being detected by a pair of cork balls on strings combined with excited amber or sealing wax. This page is from volume 48 (1753-4) of the journal 'Philosophical Transactions',published by the Royal Society of London. Canton was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1750 | |
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