A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1898)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W. J. Johnston company · leaf 231
hows that under these circumstancesthe surface molecules of the platinum lose theirpower of cohering and fly off into the spacearound them, i. e., suffer true evaporation. Thisaction takes pace under atmospheric pressures,but, like ordinary evaporation, is greatly facili-tated by the presence of a… … Fig. 242- Electrical Evaporation. •exposed to the air was first positively electrified,but after an exposure of if hours only a triflingevaporation was noticeable. The water wasthen negatively electrified, and at the end of iihours had lost yoVcr part of its weight more thandid the positively…
Electricity · Electrical engineering
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