Otto von Guericke and electrostatics. 19th-century illustration of German physicist Otto von Guericke (1602-1686) using his electrostatic generator. G

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Otto von Guericke and electrostatics. 19th-century illustration of German physicist Otto von Guericke (1602-1686) using his electrostatic generator. Guericke also carried out research into the existence and nature of vacuums, with his famous Magdeburg hemispheres at upper right supporting numerous heavy weights. Glass blowing equipment is at left. This illustration is from 'Physique Populaire' (Emile Desbeaux, 1891).

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