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 265
of jars. The increasing length of time necessaryto produce an intensity of charge sufficient to give a spark affordsa direct indication of the increased capacity as each jar is added. It does not afford an exact measure of the capacity, because of theirregular manner in which Toepler-Holtz machines… … Fig. 209. (4) A condenser of the form shown in Fig. 209. This instrumentis known as an air condenser. It consists of two metallic disks,mounted vertically and coaxially upon insulating supports. One orboth of them should have freedom of motion in the direction of theircommon axis. CONDENSEES 251…
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