Leyden jars

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf electric motor
capacitor
gptkbp:category electrostatics
history of electricity
gptkbp:component gptkb:glass
conductive rod
metal foil
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first device capable of storing electric charge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leyden jars
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Pieter_van_Musschenbroek
1745
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Leiden
gptkbp:replacedBy modern capacitors
gptkbp:usedFor storing static electricity
gptkbp:usedIn early electrical experiments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wimshurst_machine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6