Chapter 20-#63
Several Devices were used in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to help scientists learn more about static electricity. One example is the Leyden Jar. This device was the first to be capable of storing large amounts of charge. First constructed in 1745, it was a glass vial filled partiallly with water and a thick conducting cable and the vial was sealed at the top with a cork. It was used to kill animals through electric shock in early households and was a breakthrough in the study of electrostatics. Another device used to study electrostatics was the wimshurst machine. Constructed of a generator, glass disks and metal carries, this device sent charges through induction. It is an excellent example of charge separation and a great early discovery that helped scientists learn more about static elctricity.
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