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Huge Ramsden Friction Machine, c. 1865

In 1776, an English optician, Jesse Ramsden, developed a machine capable of producing an electric discharge by friction. This electrostatic glass-top machine produces electrical power from mechanical power under high voltage (tens and hundreds of thousands of volts) and low intensity (milliamps or less).

Dimensions: 165 cm H x 59 cm W x 104 cm L

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