Electrical discharge watcher 'Goods forwarded by railway'

'Goods forwarded by railway'

King Louis Phillippe of France being greeted at New Cross Station

'Coming Down

on 12th February

The procession was part of the French Queen's visit to King Charles I and Henrietta Maria

Electrical discharge watcher 'Goods forwarded by railway'Study of patterns produced by electrical discharges on surfaces revealed by dusting with powdered red lead and sulphur. Sometimes termed 'Lichtenberg figures'. These experiments were conducted at Cragside in Northumberland, England, using a Wimshurst machine (electrostatic generator) and two 10 gallon Leiden jars. Current was conveyed to two rod conductors with a spark gap at which coated wires discs or plates were positioned. Lord Armstrong exhibited