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English: Michael Faraday's diagram of the setup for his "Experimental Researches in Electricity" on the electric eel, 1838. The fish is in a circular wooden tub in shallow water. He noted that the strongest shock was obtained when both hands were placed in the water, at positions 1 and 8.
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Author Michael Faraday

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Michael Faraday's "Experimental Researches in Electricity" on the electric eel, 1838

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