The Electrical Researches of ... Henry Cavendish, F. R. S.: Written Between 1771 and 1781, Ed. from the Original Manuscript ... |
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... increasing towards the circumference Lemma XVII ( Fig . 7 ) Cor . 154 • 155 156 157 Concave plate compared with flat one 158 159 Prop . xxxiv ( Fig . 8 ) . Theory of a coated plate 160 Cor . 1. Flat coated plate of any form 161 Cor . 2 ...
... increasing towards the circumference Lemma XVII ( Fig . 7 ) Cor . 154 • 155 156 157 Concave plate compared with flat one 158 159 Prop . xxxiv ( Fig . 8 ) . Theory of a coated plate 160 Cor . 1. Flat coated plate of any form 161 Cor . 2 ...
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... increased . " ( p . 14. ) He then proceeds to determine the law of the density of the electrical atmosphere , as it depends on the distance from the charged body . He assumes that if a cylinder with hemi- spherical ends is placed in the ...
... increased . " ( p . 14. ) He then proceeds to determine the law of the density of the electrical atmosphere , as it depends on the distance from the charged body . He assumes that if a cylinder with hemi- spherical ends is placed in the ...
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... increased by this spreading of the electricity , he compared the capacity of a plate with a circular coating with that of the same plate with a new coating of nearly the same area , but cut into strips , so that its perimeter was very ...
... increased by this spreading of the electricity , he compared the capacity of a plate with a circular coating with that of the same plate with a new coating of nearly the same area , but cut into strips , so that its perimeter was very ...
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... as the degree of electrification increased . Caven- dish , however , concluded that the experiments were hardly accurate † Arts . 355-365 . * Art . 526 . enough to warrant the deduction from them of so improbable liv INTRODUCTION .
... as the degree of electrification increased . Caven- dish , however , concluded that the experiments were hardly accurate † Arts . 355-365 . * Art . 526 . enough to warrant the deduction from them of so improbable liv INTRODUCTION .
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... increased as the temperature rose , but the most decided increase did not occur till the glass began to conduct somewhat freely . Cavendish therefore does not consider the ex- periment quite decisivet . He found that the apparent ...
... increased as the temperature rose , but the most decided increase did not occur till the glass began to conduct somewhat freely . Cavendish therefore does not consider the ex- periment quite decisivet . He found that the apparent ...
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