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Curtly Ambrose batting

Rose Bushes under the Trees

11th December 1945

Paternoster Row London 1829

Electrical discharge Waving Arms Curtly Ambrose battingStudy of patterns produced by electrical discharges on surfaces revealed by dusting with powdered red lead and sulphur. Sometimes termed 'Lichtenberg figures'. These experiments were conducted at Cragside in Northumberland, England, using a Wimshurst machine (electrostatic generator) and two 10 gallon Leiden jars. Current was conveyed to two rod conductors with a spark gap at which coated wires discs or plates were positioned. Lord Armstrong exhibited

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