The Electrical Researches of ... Henry Cavendish, F. R. S.: Written Between 1771 and 1781, Ed. from the Original Manuscript ... |
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... wires . Single wire , 96 x 19. Two wires , 48 × 1 at 36 and 18 . Two wires , 1 x 24 , at 18 , 36 447 448 Results of wires 449 • Large circle on waxed glass and on silk 450 Coated glass compared with non - electric body with strong and ...
... wires . Single wire , 96 x 19. Two wires , 48 × 1 at 36 and 18 . Two wires , 1 x 24 , at 18 , 36 447 448 Results of wires 449 • Large circle on waxed glass and on silk 450 Coated glass compared with non - electric body with strong and ...
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... WIRE . From MS . No. 19 . Copper wire on glass reel Failure of former method Barometer tubes as Leyden jars Shock through wire plainly greater than shock received direct The same with jars 1 , 2 or 4 Copper wire stretched by silk ...
... WIRE . From MS . No. 19 . Copper wire on glass reel Failure of former method Barometer tubes as Leyden jars Shock through wire plainly greater than shock received direct The same with jars 1 , 2 or 4 Copper wire stretched by silk ...
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... Wires 683 RESULTS [ ON RESISTANCE ] . From MS . No. 20 . Pump water , rain water , salt in 1000 , sea water 684 Nine tubes compared with one Resistance as 1.03rd power of velocity Resistance of iron wire 685 686 687 Sat. sol . in 9939 ...
... Wires 683 RESULTS [ ON RESISTANCE ] . From MS . No. 20 . Pump water , rain water , salt in 1000 , sea water 684 Nine tubes compared with one Resistance as 1.03rd power of velocity Resistance of iron wire 685 686 687 Sat. sol . in 9939 ...
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... wire touches the # Elektrodynamische Maasbestimmungen , Abh . iv . p . 235 . + Arts . 217 to 235 . M. body , and the form of the connecting wire itself LAW OF ELECTRIC FORCE . li Comparison of charges 1 Proof of the law of force First ...
... wire touches the # Elektrodynamische Maasbestimmungen , Abh . iv . p . 235 . + Arts . 217 to 235 . M. body , and the form of the connecting wire itself LAW OF ELECTRIC FORCE . li Comparison of charges 1 Proof of the law of force First ...
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... wire conducts about 400 million times better than rain or dis- " tilled water , " and that " sea water , or a solution of one part of " salt in 30 of water conducts 100 times , and a saturated solution . " of sea - salt about 720 times ...
... wire conducts about 400 million times better than rain or dis- " tilled water , " and that " sea water , or a solution of one part of " salt in 30 of water conducts 100 times , and a saturated solution . " of sea - salt about 720 times ...
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