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Are friars electric?

Author
The Times
Published
Tue 01 Jul 2025
Episode Link
https://shows.acast.com/making-science/episodes/200-monks

In 1746, Antoine Nolie conducted an experiment with 200 monks to determine the speed of an electric current - by making the monks stand in a circle holding brass poles and connecting them to a large battery. What could possibly go wrong? And what would this experiment reveal about the way electrons flow?



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