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Jean Henri van Swinden demonstrating the generation of electricity to the Felix Meritis Society   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Barbiers, Pieter Pietersz., 1749-1842; Kuyper, Jacques, 1761-1808; Vinkeles, Reinier, 1741-1816
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Jean Henri van Swinden demonstrating the generation of electricity to the Felix Meritis Society
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This engraving shows Dutch mathematician and physicist Jean Henri van Swinden (1746–1823) demonstrating the generation of electricity to the Felix Meritis Society in Amsterdam. The Felix Meritis Society was founded in the late 18th century to promote the arts and sciences (Felix Meritis translates as "Happiness through Merit").
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