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 338
e lines of force thatit will be brought to rest before itcompletes a single vibration. Theexperiment is a striking one and may be easily tried; it isinstructive to attempt to move the sheet of copper sud-denly in the field by means of the hand. The resistancewhich manifests itself may then be… … Fig. 286. Fig. 287. 324 THE OUTLINES OF PHYSICS be found that it experiences comparatively little opposi-tion when swinging in the magnetic field. The reason isthat the vertical slits in the copper interfere with the cir-culation of the induced currents. These being less power-ful, comparatively…
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