| RefNo | AP/8/10 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'On the electric column' by J A [Jean-André] de Luc |
| Date | [1809] |
| Description | Paper by de Luc regarding an instrument he created by modifying the atmospheric electroscope into an instrument called the electric column. He provides a description of the constituent parts of the electric column and then recounts experiments performed with column, including on the motion and circulation of electric fluid, positive and negative states, external influences, and the column as a pseudo-Mimosa sensitiva [Mimosa pudica] or an aerial electroscope. Includes one page of illustrations.
Subject: Physics
Read to the Royal Society on 22 June 1809. |
| Extent | 24p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/8/10/1 |
| AP/8/10/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8254 | Luc; Jean Andre De (1727 - 1817) | 1727 - 1817 |