The Philadelphia experiment
Date
1888
Creator - Organisation
Edward Stanford, Publisher
Material
Dimensions
height (object): 189mm
width (object): 122mm
width (object): 122mm
Subject
Description
Decorative book design featuring a fanciful reaction of the Philadelphia experiment. Benjamin Franklin and his son William draw down lightning using a kite and key: the elder Franklin places his hand near the key to feel the effects of static electricity.
Front cover of the book A short history of natural science by Arabella B. Buckley 4th edition (Edward Stanford, London, 1888).
The cover decoration illustrates the experiment discussed in chapter 29 of Arabella Buckley’s popular science book.
Arabella Burton Buckley [married name Fisher] (1840-1929) British populariser of science, acted as secretary to Sir Charles Lyell FRS until his death in 1879.
Front cover of the book A short history of natural science by Arabella B. Buckley 4th edition (Edward Stanford, London, 1888).
The cover decoration illustrates the experiment discussed in chapter 29 of Arabella Buckley’s popular science book.
Arabella Burton Buckley [married name Fisher] (1840-1929) British populariser of science, acted as secretary to Sir Charles Lyell FRS until his death in 1879.
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