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LEYDEN JAR

 
 School
  Spano

  Function
  To study the characteristics of the capacitors.
Maker:
Officine Galileo - Florence
Price: L 45 Purchase date: 1931

  Description
  It is a capacitor formed by a cylindrical glass covered inside and outside with silver paper. Besides we have a metallic conductor with a knob at the upper end and four elastic sheets that press against the interior side of the glass.

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LEYDEN JAR (may be taken to pieces)

 
 School
  University (1),   Castelvì (2)

  Function
  To study the characteristics of the capacitors.
   Maker:
(1) Unsigned
(2) Unsigned
Price:
-
L 6.5
  Purchase date:
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1898

  Description
  It is a condenser formed by a metallic glass with another glass inside containing another conic metallic conductor with a knob in the upper part.

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BATTERY OF FOUR LEYDEN JARS

 
 School
  University (1),   Spano (2)

  Function
  To study the connections between capacitors.
Maker:
-
Officine Galileo - Florence
Price:
L 224.05
L 320
Purchase date:
1908
1931

  Description
  The four separately removable jars are contained in a case of shining wood with four sections and with a metallic bottom. The metallic bottom is connected to a hook. The inner armatures are connected in parallel by four conductors connected with screws, so as to allow the use of every capacitor separately.

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LANE’S JAR

 
 School
  Spano

  Function
  It is used to measure the electricity supplied to a capacitor.
Maker:
Officine Galileo - Florence
Price: L 180 Purchase date: 1931

  Description
  Leyden jar of 231 cm, with a spark gap with a millimetre graduated scale and a vernier. The support of the spark gap is made of ebonite and it is attached to the conductor or the inner armature of the jar.

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LODGE’S TOUNED JARS

 
 School
  Spano

  Function
  To show the electric resonance.
Maker:
Officine Galileo - Florence
Price: L 320 Purchase date: 1931

  Description
  The two jars have the outer armatures made of a nickered brass sheet, with connections for the lateral conductor of resonance. The first rectangular circuit, made of a thick aluminium wire, includes the first Leyden jar and the spark gap movable by hand with its ebonite support. The second circuit is formed by the second jar and by two parallel aluminium wires supported by an ebonite support. Against the latter and perpendicularly to it, there is a third conductor movable by an ebonite handle. If the conditions for the oscillating discharge are satisfied, we obtain a close oscillator and a close receiver, that can become tuned by shifting the mobile conductor. In that case, the discharge in the adjustable spark gap placed on the armature of the second capacitor, will correspond to the discharge of the first capacitor.

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AEPINUS CAPACITOR

 
 School
  Castelvì (1),  Spano (2)

  Function
  To study the characteristics of a plate capacitor.
Maker:
(1) Officine Galileo - Florence
(2) Officine Galileo - Florence
Price:
L 194
L 170
Purchase date:
1940
1931

  Description
  This is the classic capacitor, with two metallic sliding plates supported by insulating columns, separated by a painted glass sheet.
  The small pendulums indicate the presence and the quality of the electric charge.

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CONDENSER WITH MOBILE PLATES

 
 School
  University

  Function
  To study the characteristics of a plate capacitor.
Maker: Leybold Price: Purchase date:

  Description
  It is a model of Epino’s capacitor, with two metallic plates supported by insulated columns sliding on the basis with the possibility of millimetric variations.
  In this way it is possible to change the distance between the armatures and to change the capacity of the capacitor.

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METALLIC PLATES

 
 School
  University

  Function
  Accessories for electroscopes and for Volta’s electrophorus.
Maker: Unsigned Price: Purchase date:

  Description
  Cooper and zinc plates with an insulating handle.

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DISCHARGER

 
 School
  University (1),   Spano (2),   Pellegrini (3)
(2)

  Function
  It is used to discharge the Leyden jars.
Maker:  
(1) Unsigned
(2) Officine Galileo - Florence
Price:
-
L 70
Purchase date:
-
1931

  Description
  (2) The two dischargers, ending with two spheres, are hinged and independent one from the other on a single glass handle. A set screw in the hinge allows to fix the position of the two arcs in a stable manner.

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