Electricity for everybody; its nature and uses explained (1895)
Atkinson, Philip · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 183
ift-ing it, and sep-arating the car-bons about oneeighth of aninch, as shown.The carbonsbecome hot atthe points, buttheir electricresistance isnot sufficientto make themhot enough to produce light till separated; when, on ac-count of the greater resistance of the air. the light burstsout in the air…
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