Static electricity experiment. 19th-century illustration of the 'electric boy' experiment carried out at lectures by French clergyman and physicist Je
Static electricity experiment. 19th-century illustration of the 'electric boy' experiment carried out at lectures by French clergyman and physicist Jean-Antoine Nollet (left, 1700-1770). The boy, hanging from insulating silk threads, is given an electric charge using an electrical machine. The static electricity generated causes items (lower centre) to be attracted to him. At right, a young woman is reaching out to touch the boy, which is causing sparks to pass between them. This illustration, copied from a 1746 work by Nollet, is from 'Physique Populaire' (Emile Desbeaux, 1891).
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