leyden jar

• Ранняя форма электрического конденсатора, состоящая из стеклянной банки, покрытой изнутри и снаружи металлической фольгой, используемая для хранения статического электричества. Названа в честь города Лейден в Нидерландах, где была изобретена.

An early form of electrical capacitor consisting of a glass jar coated inside and outside with metal foil, used to store static electricity. Named after the city of Leiden, Netherlands, where it was invented.

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   A device that stores static electricity, consisting of a glass jar coated inside and outside with metal foil, used in early electrical experiments.

   Ранний электрический конденсатор

   • The Leyden jar was one of the first devices invented to store electrical charge.
   • Benjamin Franklin used a Leyden jar in his famous kite experiment.
   • In the 18th century, scientists demonstrated the power of electricity using a Leyden jar.