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Madame du Barry (?) and two servants demonstrate an experiment on electricity to a lady seated in a chair attended by two men. Engraving by J,F. Beauvarlet after C.A. Vanloo, ca. 1770 (?).

An account of the galvanic experiments performed by John Aldini on the body of a malefactor executed at Newgate Jan. 17, 1803. With a short view of some experiments which will be described in the author's new work now in press / [Giovanni Aldini].

Animal electricity produced without any intermediate body.

Galvanism experiments.

[Galvanism experiments]. Plate 6.

Observations on a series of electrical experiments / By Dr Hoadly, and Mr Wilson.

[Galvanism experiments]. Plate 2.

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Electricity - Experiments

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Animal electricity produced without any intermediate body.

Galvanism experiments.

[Galvanism experiments]. Plate 6.

Observations on a series of electrical experiments / By Dr Hoadly, and Mr Wilson.

[Galvanism experiments]. Plate 2.

Electricity - Experiments

Images from the collections

Images about Electricity - Experiments

Works from the collections

Animal electricity produced without any intermediate body.

Galvanism experiments.

[Galvanism experiments]. Plate 6.

Observations on a series of electrical experiments / By Dr Hoadly, and Mr Wilson.

[Galvanism experiments]. Plate 2.

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