The Electrical Researches of ... Henry Cavendish, F. R. S.: Written Between 1771 and 1781, Ed. from the Original Manuscript ... |
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... straws No sensible error due to leakage • Effect of want of conductivity of the straws ARTICLES 371 372 373 374 375 376 877 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 SECOND PUBLISHED PAPER ON ELECTRICITY . 66 ...
... straws No sensible error due to leakage • Effect of want of conductivity of the straws ARTICLES 371 372 373 374 375 376 877 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 SECOND PUBLISHED PAPER ON ELECTRICITY . 66 ...
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... straw and paper electro- meter . 540 71. Crown and H with slits compared with white cylinder ; also on the excitation of electricity by separating a brass plate from a glass one 541 73. Whether the middle of three parallel plates ...
... straw and paper electro- meter . 540 71. Crown and H with slits compared with white cylinder ; also on the excitation of electricity by separating a brass plate from a glass one 541 73. Whether the middle of three parallel plates ...
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... straw electrometers 563-7 113. Separation of Henly's electrometer by different strengths of electrification . 115. Separation of Henly's electrometer when fixed in the usual way and on upright rod 116 . Result of the comparison of ...
... straw electrometers 563-7 113. Separation of Henly's electrometer by different strengths of electrification . 115. Separation of Henly's electrometer when fixed in the usual way and on upright rod 116 . Result of the comparison of ...
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... straws or on linen threads , and some of them capable of having their weight altered by means of wires run into the straws ; but though Caven- dish had a wonderful power of making correct observations and getting accurate results with ...
... straws or on linen threads , and some of them capable of having their weight altered by means of wires run into the straws ; but though Caven- dish had a wonderful power of making correct observations and getting accurate results with ...
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... ( straw electrometer ) , p . 45 ( globe and hemispheres ) , p . 58 ( 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 ...
... ( straw electrometer ) , p . 45 ( globe and hemispheres ) , p . 58 ( 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 ...
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