
4 0 c m
34cm
actual image size: 26cm x 32cm
Description
Lichtenberg figure, 18th century. Electrostatic figures were discovered by German physicist, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742-1799). The earliest ones were patterns formed in dust on a electrically charged plate.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10328494
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