<P> A Leyden Jar, or Leiden Jar, is a device that "stores" static electricity between two electrodes on the inside and outside of a glass jar . A Leyden jar typically consists of a glass jar with metal foil cemented to the inside and the outside surfaces, and a metal terminal projecting vertically through the jar lid to make contact with the inner foil . It was the original form of a capacitor (originally known as a "condenser"). </P> <P> It was invented independently by German cleric Ewald Georg von Kleist on 11 October 1745 and by Dutch scientist Pieter van Musschenbroek of Leiden (Leyden) in 1745--1746 . The invention was named after the city . </P>

Where is the charge stored in a leyden jar