Franklin demonstrates Leyden jar charge is in the dielectric
1749 AD demonstrated
He performs extensive investigations of both water-filled and foil Leyden jars, which led him to conclude that the charge is stored in the glass, not in the water.
He devises a popular experiment, to demonstrate this which involves disassembling a jar apart after it has been charged and showing that little or no charge can be found on the metal plates, and therefore it must be in the dielectric.
The first documented instance of this demonstration is in a 1749 letter by Franklin.
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Subjects Who or What demonstrated?
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Benjamin Franklin Famed author of Poor Ric...
Objects To Whom or What was demonstrated?
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Leyden jar (Leiden jar) A Leyden jar is an antiq...
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