The Electrical Researches of ... Henry Cavendish, F. R. S.: Written Between 1771 and 1781, Ed. from the Original Manuscript ... |
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Page xlvii
... manner in which " the supposed fluid must be distributed in a variety of cases , and " explaining the phenomena of electrified and charged substances as they are actually observed . There is some degree of unnecessary " complication ...
... manner in which " the supposed fluid must be distributed in a variety of cases , and " explaining the phenomena of electrified and charged substances as they are actually observed . There is some degree of unnecessary " complication ...
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... manner in which he usually wrote out what he intended to publish , it may be well to describe them here , as we collect them from different parts of his Journals . The conductors to be compared were for the most part solu- tions of ...
... manner in which he usually wrote out what he intended to publish , it may be well to describe them here , as we collect them from different parts of his Journals . The conductors to be compared were for the most part solu- tions of ...
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... manner that it cannot move from one part of the body to the other , I call it immoveable : if it is able to move readily from one part to another , I call it moveable . 13 ] PROP . I. A body overcharged with electric fluid attracts or ...
... manner that it cannot move from one part of the body to the other , I call it immoveable : if it is able to move readily from one part to another , I call it moveable . 13 ] PROP . I. A body overcharged with electric fluid attracts or ...
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... manner , a particle of fluid placed anywhere within the space Cb will not be impelled in any direction by the fluid in Bb , or the matter in Bẞ , and will therefore have no tendency to move : a particle placed anywhere without the ...
... manner , a particle of fluid placed anywhere within the space Cb will not be impelled in any direction by the fluid in Bb , or the matter in Bẞ , and will therefore have no tendency to move : a particle placed anywhere without the ...
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... manner , whether the fluid without is immoveable , and disposed in such manner , that the matter shall be everywhere saturated , or whether it is disposed as above described ; and the fluid without the globe will be disposed in just the ...
... manner , whether the fluid without is immoveable , and disposed in such manner , that the matter shall be everywhere saturated , or whether it is disposed as above described ; and the fluid without the globe will be disposed in just the ...
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