The Electrical Researches of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, R.F.S., Written Between 1771 and 1781 |
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... quantity of redundant fluid · Experiment to test the theory . ( Fig . 31 ) . · Comparison of the force required to ... ELECTRICITY . " AN ACCOUNT OF SOME ATTEMPTS TO IMITATE THE EFFECTS OF THE TORPEDO BY ELECTRICITY . " From the Phil ...
... quantity of redundant fluid · Experiment to test the theory . ( Fig . 31 ) . · Comparison of the force required to ... ELECTRICITY . " AN ACCOUNT OF SOME ATTEMPTS TO IMITATE THE EFFECTS OF THE TORPEDO BY ELECTRICITY . " From the Phil ...
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... electricity on cemented plates . Art . 302 Rate of spreading · Trial of spreading by machine . ( Fig . 20 ) . Three ... Quantity of electricity in thick rosin compared with double plate B , and in 2nd rosin with D , E and G of Nairne 500 ...
... electricity on cemented plates . Art . 302 Rate of spreading · Trial of spreading by machine . ( Fig . 20 ) . Three ... Quantity of electricity in thick rosin compared with double plate B , and in 2nd rosin with D , E and G of Nairne 500 ...
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... Quantity of electricity in the two coated globes , and in the two jars used in the machine for trying plain plates 505 . 506 • 507 17. Quantity of electricity in the 4 jars , and in the 5th and 6th sliding trial plates 18. Thick rosin ...
... Quantity of electricity in the two coated globes , and in the two jars used in the machine for trying plain plates 505 . 506 • 507 17. Quantity of electricity in the 4 jars , and in the 5th and 6th sliding trial plates 18. Thick rosin ...
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... electricity by separating a brass plate from a glass one 540 541 73. Whether the middle of three parallel plates ... Quantity of electricity in plate D compared with that of tin circle of 36 " and one of 30 " , by machine for trying ...
... electricity by separating a brass plate from a glass one 540 541 73. Whether the middle of three parallel plates ... Quantity of electricity in plate D compared with that of tin circle of 36 " and one of 30 " , by machine for trying ...
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... quantity of salt in water from its specific gravity Measurement of Lane's ... electricity through chain . 605 Wednesday , May 31 [ 1775 ] . Comparison of ... quantity of electricity and number of jars that the intensity of the shock may ...
... quantity of salt in water from its specific gravity Measurement of Lane's ... electricity through chain . 605 Wednesday , May 31 [ 1775 ] . Comparison of ... quantity of electricity and number of jars that the intensity of the shock may ...
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