Electrical experiments, including an inflammable air pistol, Alessandro Volta's inflammable air lamp, and electrophorus or capacitive generator. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1814.

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