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William Watson

English physician and scientist
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  • electromagnetism
    / Invention of the Leyden jar

    …the appearance of Musschenbroek’s device, William Watson, an English physician and scientist, constructed a more-sophisticated version of the Leyden jar; he coated the inside and outside of the container with metal foil to improve its capacity to store charge. Watson transmitted an electric spark from his device through a wire…

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    …the appearance of Musschenbroek’s device, William Watson, an English physician and scientist, constructed a more-sophisticated version of the Leyden jar; he coated the inside and outside of the container with metal foil to improve its capacity to store charge. Watson transmitted an electric spark from his device through a wire…

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