Galvani's large plate electrostatic machine

Galvani's large plate electrostatic machine Galvani's large plate electrostatic machine

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Large plate electrostatic machine, with crude wooden frame painted black and detachable metal handle, said to have been used by Galvani in his experiments on frogs, Galvani collection. Glass plate and U-shaped top piece of wooden frame have been replaced.

Details

Category:
Electricity and Magnetism
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1990-233
type:
electrostatic machine
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust

Parts

Galvani's large plate electrostatic machine

Galvani's large plate electrostatic machine

Large plate electrostatic machine, with crude wooden frame painted black and detachable metal handle, said to have been used by Galvani in his experiments on frogs, Galvani collection. Glass plate and U-shaped top piece of wooden frame have been replaced.

Materials:
wood (unidentified) , iron , glass and leather
Object Number:
1990-233/1
type:
electrostatic machine
Top piece from Galvani's large plate electrostatic machine

Top piece from Galvani's large plate electrostatic machine

Original U-shaped top piece from large plate electrostatic machine, painted wood, Galvani collection. Apparently removed in order to allow replacement of broken glass plate, and wood had presumably warped over time so original piece no longer fit properly.

Materials:
wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
1990-233/2
type:
electrostatic machine component
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum