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FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN (+) TIMOTHY LANE.
Description of an Electrometer Invented by Mr. Lane" with an Account of Some Experiments Made by Him with It: In a Letter to Benjamin Franklin.
London, Lockyer Davis, 1767. 4to. Without wrappers. Extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"", vol. 61, part 1. A fine copy. Pp. (4), 451-60 + 1 folded engraved plate.
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First appearance of Timothy Lane's description of his discharging electrometer. He used it to determine the charge given to a Leyden jar by counting the number of sparks it received from the electrometer set at a constant gap. The instrument became popular in electrotherapy and was used to limit the power of the electrical discharge. (Heilbron, Electricity in the 17th & 18th Centuries).
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Description of an Electrometer Invented by Mr. Lane" with an Account of Some Experiments Made by Him with It: In a Letter to Benjamin Franklin. - [THE DISCHARGING ELECTROMETER]
London, Lockyer Davis, 1767. 4to. Without wrappers. Extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"", vol. 61, part 1. Including title-page and advertisement of volume. A fine copy. Pp. (4), 451-60 + 1 folded engraved plate.
First appearance of Timothy Lane's description of his discharging electrometer. He used it to determine the charge given to a Leyden jar by counting the number of sparks it received from the electrometer set at a constant gap. The instrument became popular in electrotherapy and was used to limit the power of the electrical discharge. (Heilbron, Electricity in the 17th & 18th Centuries).
