American telegraphy and encyclopedia of the telegraph; systems, apparatus, operation (1909)
Maver, William, jr. [from old catalog] · New York, Maver publishing company · leaf 124
followed by a gradually decreasing current in the opposite direction to that of thecurrent of charge. This phenomenon is termed electrification. It is referred to elsewhere as beingvery noticeable on gutta-percha, and india-rubber covered cables. It is not, however,noticeable, or but very slightly,… … CONDENSERS ARRANGED IN SERIES, OR CASCADE. This phenomenon, electrification, is supposed to be due to the gradual polarb?ation of the dielectric, in other words, to the setting up of a counter-electromotiveforce in the dielectric opposed to that of the charging battery, the result being thatthe…
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