The Electrical Researches of ... Henry Cavendish, F. R. S.: Written Between 1771 and 1781, Ed. from the Original Manuscript ... |
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... Prop . xxx1 ( Fig . 3 ) . Charge of cylinder compared with that of globe Cor . Upper and lower limits of charge 150 151 · Prop . xxxII ( Fig . 4 ) . Charge of two equal cylinders at a finite distance Prop . xxxIII . Ratio of charges of ...
... Prop . xxx1 ( Fig . 3 ) . Charge of cylinder compared with that of globe Cor . Upper and lower limits of charge 150 151 · Prop . xxxII ( Fig . 4 ) . Charge of two equal cylinders at a finite distance Prop . xxxIII . Ratio of charges of ...
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... Prop . 1. Charge of a condenser little affected by the presence of an over- charged body Cor . Prop . I. 175 176 177 Part 1. A stricter demonstration , applicable to case of penetration 178 Part II . 179 Cor . 1 180 Cor . 2 181 Cor . 3 ...
... Prop . 1. Charge of a condenser little affected by the presence of an over- charged body Cor . Prop . I. 175 176 177 Part 1. A stricter demonstration , applicable to case of penetration 178 Part II . 179 Cor . 1 180 Cor . 2 181 Cor . 3 ...
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... Prop . XXIII . No. 3. MS . L. 3 to L. 23. Contains the same propositions in a less complete form and not numbered ... Props . XXIX . to XXXVI . Refers to figs . 1 to 10 of No. 15. See Arts . 140-174 . No. 5. MS . p . 1-20 . " Appendix ...
... Prop . XXIII . No. 3. MS . L. 3 to L. 23. Contains the same propositions in a less complete form and not numbered ... Props . XXIX . to XXXVI . Refers to figs . 1 to 10 of No. 15. See Arts . 140-174 . No. 5. MS . p . 1-20 . " Appendix ...
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... Prop . XXVIII . is not lost , but must be sought for among the enunciations in the second . part of the printed paper , or else that Cavendish made a mistake in numbering his propositions . The Lemmas , however , are numbered ...
... Prop . XXVIII . is not lost , but must be sought for among the enunciations in the second . part of the printed paper , or else that Cavendish made a mistake in numbering his propositions . The Lemmas , however , are numbered ...
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... PROP . I. A body overcharged with electric fluid attracts or repels a particle of matter or fluid , and is attracted or repelled by it , with exactly the same force as it would , if the matter in it , together with so much of the fluid ...
... PROP . I. A body overcharged with electric fluid attracts or repels a particle of matter or fluid , and is attracted or repelled by it , with exactly the same force as it would , if the matter in it , together with so much of the fluid ...
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