M0014506: One of the first experiments on the conduction of electricity

Previous title, replaced January 2022: First experiments on the conduction of electricity

Diagram showing one of the first experiments on the conduction of electricity, a repetition of one of Stephen Gray's experiments, published in Nollet: Essai sur l'electricite des corps, Paris : Chez les Freres Guerin, 1746

February 1956

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative: EPB/A/38824

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.