A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1896)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W.J. Johnston company · leaf 221
charge in an unequal- Figt ^ condensing Elec-ly heated crystal of troscope. tourmaline, the crystal is touched to the lowerplate, while the upper plate is connected to theground by the finger. On the subsequent re-moval of the upper plate an enormous decrease Ele.J 209 [Ele. … Fig. 23Q. Gold-LeafElectroscope. ensues in the capacity of the condenser, and thecharge now raises the potential of the lowerplate, and causes a marked divergence of theleaves L, L. (See Electricity, Pyro.) Electroscope, Gold-Leaf An elec-troscope in which two leaves of gold are usedto detect the…
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