The Electrical Researches of ... Henry Cavendish, F. R. S.: Written Between 1771 and 1781, Ed. from the Original Manuscript ... |
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... surface of the glass . ( Fig . 21 ) 300 Difference between different kinds of glass in this respect 301 Determination of the velocity of spreading 302 Attempt to check the spreading of electricity by means of cement . ( Fig . 22 ) • 303 ...
... surface of the glass . ( Fig . 21 ) 300 Difference between different kinds of glass in this respect 301 Determination of the velocity of spreading 302 Attempt to check the spreading of electricity by means of cement . ( Fig . 22 ) • 303 ...
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... 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 of the capacity of a conductor as a subject of investigation is entirely due to ...
... 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 of the capacity of a conductor as a subject of investigation is entirely due to ...
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... surface of the plates beyond the coatings of tin- foil . He distinguishes two kinds of this spreading , one a gradual creeping of the electricity over the surface of the glass , Art . 300 , and the other instantaneous , Art . 307 . He ...
... surface of the plates beyond the coatings of tin- foil . He distinguishes two kinds of this spreading , one a gradual creeping of the electricity over the surface of the glass , Art . 300 , and the other instantaneous , Art . 307 . He ...
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... surface of that body will be re- pelled from it by the redundant fluid within ; consequently some fluid will run out of that body ; but if the body is undercharged , a particle at its surface will be attracted towards the body by the ...
... surface of that body will be re- pelled from it by the redundant fluid within ; consequently some fluid will run out of that body ; but if the body is undercharged , a particle at its surface will be attracted towards the body by the ...
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... surface of the sphere will be pressed close together ; for otherwise a particle so near to it , that the quantity of fluid between it and the surface should be very small , would move towards it ; as the repulsion of the small quantity ...
... surface of the sphere will be pressed close together ; for otherwise a particle so near to it , that the quantity of fluid between it and the surface should be very small , would move towards it ; as the repulsion of the small quantity ...
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