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written by Tom O'Toole
published by the The Franklin Institute and the Science Museum, London
This set of web pages contains a simple list of historical achievements in the study of electrostatics. Each are connected to simple tasks allowing students to replicate the original experiments and perform further research. This page is part of a larger web site on electrostatics.
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Electricity & Magnetism
- Electrostatics
General Physics
- History
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
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© 1998 Tom O'Toole and Science Museum, London
Keywords:
Leyden Jar, electroscope, history of electrostatics, static electricity
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Metadata instance created December 17, 2006 by Cathy Ezrailson
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August 15, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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T. O'Toole, (The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1998), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20120126082355/http://www.fi.edu/pieces/otoole/Statichistory.htm).
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T. O'Toole, A short history of electrostatics (The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1998), <http://web.archive.org/web/20120126082355/http://www.fi.edu/pieces/otoole/Statichistory.htm>.
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O'Toole, T. (1998). A short history of electrostatics. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from The Franklin Institute: http://web.archive.org/web/20120126082355/http://www.fi.edu/pieces/otoole/Statichistory.htm
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O'Toole, Tom. A short history of electrostatics. Philadelphia: The Franklin Institute, 1998. http://web.archive.org/web/20120126082355/http://www.fi.edu/pieces/otoole/Statichistory.htm (accessed 2 May 2025).
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O'Toole, Tom. A short history of electrostatics. Philadelphia: The Franklin Institute, 1998. 2 May 2025 <http://web.archive.org/web/20120126082355/http://www.fi.edu/pieces/otoole/Statichistory.htm>.
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