The Electrical Researches of ... Henry Cavendish, F. R. S.: Written Between 1771 and 1781, Ed. from the Original Manuscript ... |
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Page ix
... force is inversely as the square of the distance Demonstration of this by Lemma 4 ( Fig . 13 ) 231 • 232 233 • Limits between which the law of force must lie , n = 2 ± Second experiment - A piece of wood within a vessel formed of two ...
... force is inversely as the square of the distance Demonstration of this by Lemma 4 ( Fig . 13 ) 231 • 232 233 • Limits between which the law of force must lie , n = 2 ± Second experiment - A piece of wood within a vessel formed of two ...
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... force with which bodies repel is as square of re- dundant fluid tried by pith balls hung by threads · 51. Whether the charge of plate E bears the same proportion to that of another body , whether the electrification is strong or weak ...
... force with which bodies repel is as square of re- dundant fluid tried by pith balls hung by threads · 51. Whether the charge of plate E bears the same proportion to that of another body , whether the electrification is strong or weak ...
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... force the torpedinal fluid across the minutest tract of air ; " not from one link of a small chain , suspended freely , to another ; not " through an almost invisible separation , made by the edge of a pen- " knife in a slip of tinfoil ...
... force the torpedinal fluid across the minutest tract of air ; " not from one link of a small chain , suspended freely , to another ; not " through an almost invisible separation , made by the edge of a pen- " knife in a slip of tinfoil ...
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... ( specific inductive capacity ) , p . 121 ( measures of electricity ) , p . 208 ( law of force ) , p . 223 ( induction at a great distance ) . + So in MS . Papers on Electricity . " Of the 20 parcels of xl INTRODUCTION .
... ( specific inductive capacity ) , p . 121 ( measures of electricity ) , p . 208 ( law of force ) , p . 223 ( induction at a great distance ) . + So in MS . Papers on Electricity . " Of the 20 parcels of xl INTRODUCTION .
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... force at different distances , and that by which he com- pared the density of the surface - charge on different parts of con- ductors , are entirely his own , and were not anticipated by Caven- dish . On the other hand , the very idea ...
... force at different distances , and that by which he com- pared the density of the surface - charge on different parts of con- ductors , are entirely his own , and were not anticipated by Caven- dish . On the other hand , the very idea ...
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