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English: Drawing of a pith ball electroscope, invented 1754 by John Canton. It consists of a ball of pith suspended by a nonconductive silk thread from a wire hook mounted on a nonconductive stand. The ball is shown attracted to an electrically charged object held in the hand.
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Dansk: "Opfindelsernes Bog" 1878 af André Lütken, Fig 282—283. Det elektriske Pendul.
English: "Opfindelsernes Bog" (Book of inventions) 1878 by André Lütken, Ill. 282.
Author Morten Bisgaard
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Pith ball electroscope from 1870s

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