Leyden (Leiden) Jar
Title
Leyden (Leiden) Jar
Subject
Static Electricity
Description
The Leyden jar is the earliest form of the condenser or capacitor. The jar allowed the electric charge produced by an electrostatic machine (for instance) to be accumulated and stored for future use. The first jars were made independently in 1745 by Ewald Georg von Kleist in Germany and Pieter van Musschenbroek in Leiden, about 35 km southwest of Amsterdam.
Source
Property of the W&L Physics & Engineering Department
Files
Citation
“Leyden (Leiden) Jar,” Digital Exhibits at Washington and Lee University Library, accessed September 19, 2024, https://omeka.wlu.edu/omekaorigin/items/show/196.