Electricity in the 17th and 18th Centuries
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_period
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| gptkbp:endDate |
1799
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| gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
natural philosophy
physics electrostatics |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
19th century developments in electromagnetism
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Electricity in the 17th and 18th Centuries
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
demonstration of electrical conduction
invention of the Leyden jar Franklin's kite experiment development of the voltaic pile discovery of positive and negative electricity study of static electricity |
| gptkbp:notableFigure |
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Stephen_Gray gptkb:William_Gilbert gptkb:Pieter_van_Musschenbroek gptkb:Luigi_Galvani gptkb:Alessandro_Volta Charles François de Cisternay du Fay Georg Wilhelm Richmann |
| gptkbp:notableFinds |
atmospheric electricity
electrostatic induction capacitance animal electricity lightning as electrical phenomenon one-fluid theory of electricity two-fluid theory of electricity |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
gptkb:Leyden_jar
amber electrostatic generator condenser electroscope glass rod voltaic pile |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
ancient studies of amber and magnetism
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
history of science
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| gptkbp:startDate |
1600
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:John_Heilbron
gptkb:John_L._Heilbron |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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