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electrified hair

electrified hair

English
circa 1820
electrostatic hemisphere

electrostatic hemisphere

English
1780-1820
hinged electrical discharging spheres

hinged electrical discharging spheres

English
1770 - 1790
pith-ball electroscope

pith-ball electroscope

English
1850-1900
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