leyden jar

• Première forme de condensateur électrique, consistant en un bocal en verre recouvert intérieurement et extérieurement d'une feuille métallique, utilisé pour stocker l'électricité statique. Nommé d'après la ville de Leyde aux Pays-Bas, où il a été inventé.

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.

   bouteille de Leyde

   • 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.