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25th August 1970

Plate 2 from Museum Leverianum containing select specimens from the museum of the late Sir Ashton Lever

The Great Self-Taxed

Hill was one of the first Formula 1 drivers to become a television personality as well as a racing star

Electrical discharge mb-code RS-8678 25th August 1970Study 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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