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leyden jar

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Alt. of Leyden phial

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A Leyden jar typically consists of a glass jar with metal foil cemented to the inside and the outside surfaces, and a metal terminal projecting vertically through the jar lid to make contact with the inner foil. Source: Internet

History Discovery of the Leyden jar in Musschenbroek's lab. Source: Internet

It was actually first invented by Ewald Georg von Kleist the year before, but the name "Leyden jar" stuck. Source: Internet

Storage of the charge "Dissectible" Leyden jar, 1876 It was initially believed that the charge was stored in the water in early Leyden jars. Source: Internet

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