The Electrical Researches of ... Henry Cavendish, F. R. S.: Written Between 1771 and 1781, Ed. from the Original Manuscript ... |
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Page vi
... conducting wire as if they communicated by a canal of incompressible fluid . 94-96 Molecular constitution of air 97 PART II . Containing a comparison of the foregoing theory with Experiment . § 1. Conductors and non - conductors ...
... conducting wire as if they communicated by a canal of incompressible fluid . 94-96 Molecular constitution of air 97 PART II . Containing a comparison of the foregoing theory with Experiment . § 1. Conductors and non - conductors ...
Page vii
... conducting strata in the glass plate Prop . xxxvi ( Fig . 10 ) . Penetration of glass by fluid 169 170 Cor . 1. Equivalent thickness of plate if there were no penetration Cor . 2. Thickness of coatings indifferent . 171 172 • Prop ...
... conducting strata in the glass plate Prop . xxxvi ( Fig . 10 ) . Penetration of glass by fluid 169 170 Cor . 1. Equivalent thickness of plate if there were no penetration Cor . 2. Thickness of coatings indifferent . 171 172 • Prop ...
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... conducting and non - conducting . ( Fig . 26 ) . Conduction only normal to the surface of the plate Reasons for preferring the third hypothesis Another reason - analogy of Newton's fits . 349 350 351 352 353 354 Effect of different ...
... conducting and non - conducting . ( Fig . 26 ) . Conduction only normal to the surface of the plate Reasons for preferring the third hypothesis Another reason - analogy of Newton's fits . 349 350 351 352 353 354 Effect of different ...
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... conducting powers of sat . sol . S. S.1 and rain water . 128. Whether the electricity is resisted in passing out of one medium into another in perfect contact with it 568 . 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 • 576 577 578 , 579 129-131 ...
... conducting powers of sat . sol . S. S.1 and rain water . 128. Whether the electricity is resisted in passing out of one medium into another in perfect contact with it 568 . 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 • 576 577 578 , 579 129-131 ...
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... conducting power of salt and fresh water , in the latter end of March and beginning of April , 1776 . ARTICLES Method of experiment The experiments Six jars compared with one row . Experiments 616 617 618 · Examination whether salt in ...
... conducting power of salt and fresh water , in the latter end of March and beginning of April , 1776 . ARTICLES Method of experiment The experiments Six jars compared with one row . Experiments 616 617 618 · Examination whether salt in ...
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