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Experiment by Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700-1770)

Experiment with static electricity by Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700-1770) French physicist and cleric. A gun barrel is suspended over the globe of an electrostaticc machine, a chain hanging from it touching the globe. The man standing on a block of rosin and holding a chain attached to the barrel will feel nothing but a second person, left, can draw sparks off him. Engraving from "The Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences" edited by TH Croker, Thomas Williams and Samuel Clark. (London, 1764). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images).

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Title: Experiment by Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700-1770)

Caption: Experiment with static electricity by Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700-1770) French physicist and cleric. A gun barrel is suspended over the globe of an electrostaticc machine, a chain hanging from it touching the globe. The man standing on a block of rosin and holding a chain attached to the barrel will feel nothing but a second person, left, can draw sparks off him. Engraving from "The Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences" edited by TH Croker, Thomas Williams and Samuel Clark. (London, 1764). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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