Electrical Fire! A Course of Experiments Performed for the Curious in the Philosophy Chamber 1775
When:
Friday, Oct 13, 2017 2:00p -
4:00p
Where:
Science Center, Hall D
1 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Kid Friendly, Lectures & Conferences, University
Event website:
https://chsi.harvard.edu/event/electrical-fire-course-experiments-performed-curious-philosophy-chamber-1775
Ever wonder what it was like to attend Harvard College in the mid-1700s? Join Harvard’s Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments to recreate some 18th century electrical experiments straight out of the lecture notes of Professor John Winthrop and the demonstrations at Faneuil Hall by Ebenezer Kinnersley, Benjamin Franklin’s friend. Witness the surprising effects of electrical attraction and repulsion! A fire lit by water! Bells rung by an invisible, imponderable fluid! And a warning to all who do not have lightning rods: the blowing up of the Thunder House! Experiments will be performed with vintage and replica instruments by Sara Schechner and Daniel Rosenberg. Rare 18th-century apparatus from the Philosophy Chamber (preserved by the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments) will be on exhibit during and after the lecture.