how much electricity their Leyden jars discharged.
Von Kleist and van Musschenbroek were wrong to think that
electricity was a fluid, and Franklin was wrong that the
electricity was contained in the glass of a Leyden jar. Useful
discoveries are not always based on correct theories.
Von Kleist and van Musschenbroek were wrong to think that electricity was a fluid, and Franklin was wrong that the electricity was contained in the glass of a Leyden jar. Useful discoveries are not always based on correct theories.
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