Experiments on galvanism with frogs Size:S: 60 x 45cm JOHN LESLIE (Physicien)

JOHN LESLIE (Physicien)

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Experiments on galvanism with frogs Size:S: 60 x 45cm JOHN LESLIE (Physicien)A B is a plate electrical machine; C the prime conductor; D a brass ball held at a distance of two or three inches from the prime conductor by an assistant; W the experimenter [possibly Wilkinson], with a prepared frog, E, on a plate, and touching the muscles with a dissecting knife. As often as a spark passes from C to D, the muscles of the frog are thrown into action, even at a distance of two or three feet from the machine, with which it is