The Electrical Researches of ... Henry Cavendish, F. R. S.: Written Between 1771 and 1781, Ed. from the Original Manuscript ... |
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... body with strong and weak + and - electricity 463 Rosin , 3.41 x 345 , compared with double B , by sliding coated plate Side of square equivalent to trial plates · 464 465 99 EXPERIMENTS IN 1772 . From MS . No. 13 xiv CONTENTS .
... body with strong and weak + and - electricity 463 Rosin , 3.41 x 345 , compared with double B , by sliding coated plate Side of square equivalent to trial plates · 464 465 99 EXPERIMENTS IN 1772 . From MS . No. 13 xiv CONTENTS .
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... side in some experiments 16. Quantity of electricity in the two coated globes , and in the two jars used in the machine for trying plain plates · 504 505 • 506 • 507 17. Quantity of electricity in the 4 jars , and in the 5th and 6th ...
... side in some experiments 16. Quantity of electricity in the two coated globes , and in the two jars used in the machine for trying plain plates · 504 505 • 506 • 507 17. Quantity of electricity in the 4 jars , and in the 5th and 6th ...
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... side above the deficiency on the negative side in glass plate and plate air , and compound plate of p . 83 , compared with charge of simple plate . 99. Whether parellelepiped box included in a hollow box of the same shape is overcharged ...
... side above the deficiency on the negative side in glass plate and plate air , and compound plate of p . 83 , compared with charge of simple plate . 99. Whether parellelepiped box included in a hollow box of the same shape is overcharged ...
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... side above deficient fluid on negative side 437 31. Intensity of shocks 437 32. Iron wire and salt water 443 33. Salt and fresh water . 34. Other saline solutions . 35. Globe and circle 444 445 447 FACSIMILES OF CAVENDISH'S FIGURES ...
... side above deficient fluid on negative side 437 31. Intensity of shocks 437 32. Iron wire and salt water 443 33. Salt and fresh water . 34. Other saline solutions . 35. Globe and circle 444 445 447 FACSIMILES OF CAVENDISH'S FIGURES ...
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... side . They were made in sets of three , any one of each set being nearly equal in capacity to the three of the former set taken together . Cavendish had thus a complete set of condensers of known capacity by means of which he measured ...
... side . They were made in sets of three , any one of each set being nearly equal in capacity to the three of the former set taken together . Cavendish had thus a complete set of condensers of known capacity by means of which he measured ...
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