Bennets Electroscope

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“The gold leaves are gummed on the two sides of a flat piece of metal carried by a stout stem, which passes through the top of a glass shade and ends in a flat disc. By means of this disc we may convert the instrument into Volta’s condensing electroscope.” — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Keywords

electricity, electroscope, Discharge, Discharging, Voltas, Bennet

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Source

The Encyclopedia Britannica, New Warner Edition (New York, NY: The Werner Company, 1893)

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