leyden phial

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It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity
A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity
It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland
leyden phial
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