The mathematical theory of electricity and magnetism (1911)
Jeans, James Hopwood, Sir, 1877-1946 · Cambridge [Eng.] : University Press · leaf 16
f the vessel.Let us close the lid of the vessel, so that the vesselentirely surrounds the electrified body, and note theamount of separation of the gold-leaves of the electro-scope. Let us try the experiment any number of times,placing the electrified body in different positions insidethe closed… … Fig. 1. 8 Electrostatics—Physical Principles [ch. i In this way then, we get the idea of a definite quantity of electrificationassociated with the brass rod, this quantity being independent of the positionof the rod inside the closed vessel of the electroscope. We find, further, thatthe divergence…
Electricity · Magnetism
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