Re: [TCML] Leyden jar array

[<mrapol@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I never said Franklin invented the Leyden jar. He coined the term "battery" 
in reference to a group of linked Leyden jars, as the Instructable plainly 
says.

PBT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DC Cox" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: [TCML] Leyden jar array


> Franklin didn't invent the Leyden Jar capacitor.
>
> Ewald von Kleist (1745) made the first discovery.  Also, independently in
> Leyden, Holland, by Pieter van Musschenbroek in 1746.  Musschenbroek was
> told of an experiment conducted by a friend, a lawyer, who was tinkering
> with a crude electrostatic machine, who received a shock and reported it 
> to
> Muss. for further experimentation.
>
> Franklin did use Leyden jars to kill a Thanksgiving Turkey in 1749, or as 
> he
> put it, "and roasted on a fire kindled by the electrified bottle".
>
> Dr. Resonance
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 11:28 AM, <mrapol@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > As a result of several requests (here and elsewhere), I have put together 
> > a
> > how-to about the soda can Leyden jars I make.
> >
> > See http://www.instructables.com/id/Leyden-Jar-Battery-for-Tesla-Coils/
> >
> > Paul
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