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Stephen Gray (1666-1736)

Stephen Gray (1666-1736) English scientist born at Canterbury, Kent, credited with the discovery of the flow of electricity. Artist's impression of Gray passing electricity from a glass globe electrostatic machine down a 44.8 metere (147 feet) length of packthread (1729). Engraving from "A Popular History of Science" by Robert Routledge (London, 1881). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images).
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Title:
Stephen Gray (1666-1736)
Caption:
Stephen Gray (1666-1736) English scientist born at Canterbury, Kent, credited with the discovery of the flow of electricity. Artist's impression of Gray passing electricity from a glass globe electrostatic machine down a 44.8 metere (147 feet) length of packthread (1729). Engraving from "A Popular History of Science" by Robert Routledge (London, 1881). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
Category:
UIG HISTORY
Credit:
Album / Universal Images Group / Universal History Images \ UIG
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Image size:
3585 x 5100 px | 52.3 MB
Print size:
30.4 x 43.2 cm | 11.9 x 17.0 in (300 dpi)