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The
First Glass-Globe Electrical Machine - 1709
Francis Hauksbee (
? - 1713?)
Little is known of Francis Hauksbee's life, even the dates of his birth and
death are not documented. What is known is Hauksbee was appointed to the
post of Curator and instrument maker of the Royal Society by Issac Newton,
when Newton was president of the Society17.
Hauksbee's first apparatus for spinning a glass vial,
c.1706. While it is the first such device, it is not recognized as the
first electrical machine of the type since it's purpose was to agitate
mercury within the vial vs. produce electricity.
This book is the Italian translation of Hauksbee's important work: "Physico-Mechanical Experiments on Various Subjects. Containing an Account of Several Surprising Phenomena Touching Light and Electricity", first published in English in 1709. It is one of the most important works in early electricity and introduced several new concepts and discoveries.
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