Dalton's Leiden jar, 2000
Item — Box: 1, Object: 2006.501.068
Scope and Contents
Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, England. Leiden jar used by Dalton. A Leiden jar is an elementary form of a capacitor, that is used to store static electricity, generated by a friction device. The glass of this jar is slightly green and the metal coating is flaking, leading one to assume that Dalton was a man of modest means.
Dates
- Creation: 2000
Repository Details
Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository
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315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
215.873.8265
215.873.5265 (Fax)
reference@sciencehistory.org