I want to know the answer to the following question:
Besides the scientist's hand, what other component of the experiment in which the basic properties of capacitors were discovered acted as the second conductor?
All the background I'm provided with is that "Von Kleist's hand and the water acted as conductors, and the jar as a dielectric (although details of the mechanism were incorrectly identified at the time).". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes