Lane bottle

c. 1850

École Polytechnique
Palaiseau, France

Lane's bottle is a Leiden bottle, equipped with a spark gap with a micrometric adjustment which allows to measure exactly the length of the spark produced. So we can measure electric discharges, and compare the flows of electric machines

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Title: Lane bottle
Date Created: c. 1850
Physical Dimensions: H. 34 x P. 15 x L. 30 cm
Subject Keywords: Science, Technology, Physique
Type: Artefact
Rights: École polytechnique, Jean-Luc Deniel

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