A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1898)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W. J. Johnston company · leaf 293
ield of C, without touching it, the opposite:charges completely neutralize each other. (4.) If, however, the conductor A B, be touchedat any place by a conductor connected with theearth, it will lose its positive charge, and willremain negatively charged when removed fromthe field of C. It is in… … Fig. 30b. Induction Precedes Attraction. negative electricity at A, may be sufficient inamount to neutralize the positive charge on C, ifallowed to do so. In point of fact the charge in- Ind.] 284 [Ind. duced is less in amount than the inducing charge,according to the distance between C and A,…
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