The outlines of physics: an elementary text-book (1897)
Nichols, E. L. (Edward Leamington), 1854-1937 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd. · leaf 251
con-tact with any conducting body. When charged, the outersurface shows electrification. The proof plane appliedto the interior of the fabric, however, shows no charge.When the bag is turned inside out, by drawing upon thethread which is attached from the interior, the charge isfound to have… … Fig. 195. ELECTRIC CHARGE UPON CONDUCTORS 237 of the ice-pail experiment. A considerable degree ofdexterity is required to perform the experiment satisfac-torily, chiefly because the proof plane is likely to becomecharged by friction against the linen fabric of which thebag is made. That an…
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