Electrostatic machine
device · 1663 · Early modern era
A generator of static electricity (Guericke, Wimshurst).
What it is made of
- Weight plates — has part. Counter-rotating discs with sectors.
- Neutralizing brushes — has part. Neutralizers.
- Leyden jar — has part. Charge stores.
- Spark gap brass balls — has part. Spheres for the spark.
Principles and materials it uses
- Static electricity — uses. Charging by friction.
- Friction — uses. Friction.
- Glass — is made of. Electrostatic machines are a glass globe or disc.
Where it is used
- Leyden jar — is used in. Charged by the machine.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Van de Graaff generator — evolved into. A belt generator.