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Leiden bottle second half of the 19th century accumulates preserves electrical charges

$474.06

£353.97

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CA$650.20

A$730.78

CHF 380.57

MX$8,888.14

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Leiden bottle from the second half of the 19th century is about an electrical component that accumulates and stores a high-voltage electrical charge by means of an external source for example, an electrostatic generator. Generally made from a vessel glass, one bottle thick, coated on the outside with a metal foil and filled on the inside with very thin gold foils for better electrical contact and connected with a metal conducting rod that terminates at the top with a small ball inserted into the Bakelite cap of the bottle. The last photo is the gift box. The Leiden bottle was uilized to conduct many experiments on electricity as early as the 18th century, ful the first instrument used to accumulate electrical charges, which could be discharged at will by the experimenter. They are still used today for educational purposes to demonstrate the principles of electrostatics and in the past were used to charge conductors. The invention is attributed to the Dutch physicist Pieter van Musschembroek, who presented it to the sicentific community in 1746, christening the instrument with the name of his own city, Leiden, which was also the seat of the university at which he held the professorship. Leiden bottles were often used in board games, to make a chain of people holding hands feel the shock. The person at the beginning of the row touched the outer metal foil of the bottle, and the last person touched the sphere in contact with the inside of the bottle. All the people who made up the chain felt the shock. Bon état. Height cm 21.5 - inches 8.4, diameter cm 6.2 - inches 2.4.

Dimensions:
Height: 8.4 in (21.34 cm)Diameter: 2.4 in (6.1 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Glass
Period:
1880-1889
Date of Manufacture:
1880
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Milan, IT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1020239770432

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