The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla : with special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting (1894)
Martin, Thomas C, Tesla, Nikola · The Electrical Engineer · leaf 418
. Thomson ’ s view of the phenomena under consid eration seems to be that they are wholly due to electro - magnetic action . I was , at one time , of the same opinion , but upon care fully investigating the subject I was led to the conviction that they are more of an electrostatic nature . It must… … Fig . 212 . gas , and that under such conditions electrostatic effects must play an important part . In support of my view I will describe a few experiments made by me . To excite luminosity in the tube it is not absolutely necessary that the conductor should be closed . For instance , if
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