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Pila Delta Leyden Jar
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Pila Delta Leyden Jar
Category
Science and Technology
Classification
CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Energy Production T&E - Power Producing Equipment - Battery, Electrical
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Clear glass jar with a metal battery inside and black metal lid. On the front of the jar is a blue triangular paper label with white text. Interior element is wrapped in a tan colored material that resembles straw. There is a black metal tube in the center of the lid. A curved black wire extends from the back of the lid.
Marks: "PILA / DELTA"
Measurements: Object:
Height: 8.25 in, Depth: 4.5 in, Diameter: 3.5 in
Weight: 1.4 lbs
Credit
Received from the Italian Government, National Council of Research, 33.400.1
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Pila Delta Leyden Jar
About: Pila Delta Leyden Jar
About: Pila Delta Leyden Jar
Made in Italy in the 1930s, this Leyden Jar was an early type of capacitor used to store electricity between electrical conductors, usually sheets of metal, on the inside and outside of a glass jar. When a source of electrostatic energy is brought to the electrode in the center of the jar, the conductors store equal but opposite charges.
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