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English: Photo of a gold-leaf electroscope from around 1900. This is a homemade one for amateur electricity experiments. The two grounded strips of metal foil on the inside of the jar flanking the gold leaves are a safety measure. If an excessive charge is placed on the electroscope, the gold leaves will touch the foil and discharge, rather than tearing.
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Source Downloaded from Harry Edwin Hadley (1901) Magnetism and Electricity for Beginners, MacMillan, New York, p.132, fig.95 on Google Books
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