The wonders of science
Title

The wonders of science

Caption

Otto von Guericke's vacuum pump (sulphur globe), improved in its second version by the British scientist Francis Haucksbee in 1705 to recreate the phenomena of luminescence and electrical attraction.

Illustration from "Les Merveilles de la science ou description populaire des inventions modernes" written by Louis Figuier and published in 1867 by Furne, Jouvet et Cie.

Date

1867

Credit line

Photo12

Reference

COM23A00_498

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

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