Monday, March 30, 2009

Paris Male Academy

Who knew that in 1850, students at the Paris Male Academy (forerunner of Lee School) were performing experiments with electricity? A receipt dated September 1850 mentions Leyden jars (an early capacitor) and parts for an "electrical machine" (hand-cranked static electricity generator). Who Knew? Source - Henry County Archives document
Submitted by Ray Harding.

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