Electrical discharge Carolingean Peter Thomson

Peter Thomson

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Cornish fishermen fishing from a St Ives boat

The Russian exclaims No one Looking

Gladstone and Lord Derby can be seen pulling up short of the hazard

Electrical discharge Carolingean Peter ThomsonStudy of patterns produced by electrical discharges on surfaces revealed by dusting with powdered red lead and sulphur. Sometimes termed 'Lichtenberg figures'. These experiments were conducted at Cragside in Northumberland, England, using a Wimshurst machine (electrostatic generator) and two 10 gallon Leiden jars. Current was conveyed to two rod conductors with a spark gap at which coated wires discs or plates were positioned. Lord Armstrong exhibited