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Plate electrical machine
Frictional electrical machine with disk. The massive uprights and general appearance are characteristic of certain Italian machines, such as the type used by Luigi Galvani in his famous experiments on frogs. The separate prime conductor is missing. Provenance: Lorraine collections.
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- electrical engineering
Type of item
- Electrostatic machine
- generators
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- second half 18th cent.
- 1800
- 1751
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:414027
Extent
- total height 675 mm, base 335x450 mm, glass disk diameter 450 mm, thickness 10 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/LuigiGalvani.html
Year
- 1751
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy