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Electrical apparatus from 18th century; from Charles Kite.
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Electrical apparatus from 18th century; from Charles Kite.
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Electrical conductor which allows the stimulation of the body of a drowned person at various and precise points on the victims anatomy. A - the prime conductor; a. b. - the electometer; c. d. the leyden vial; e. e. glass or wooden tubes inclosing brass wires; f. f. knobs of the directors; g. g. rings of the directors; h. a metallic string or wire connecting one director with the outside of the vial; i. a metalllic string or wire connecting the other director with the elecrometer

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Keywords: INSTRUMENTS; Death; Resuscitation; Charles Kite; Strongitharm; Savigny
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