Electricity and magnetism : an elementary text-book, theoretical and practical (1920)
Glazebrook, Richard, Sir, 1854-1935 · Cambridge : The University press · leaf 89
n A and £ is thus continually increased andthat at an increasing rate. A conductor connected to Abecomes increasingly positive, one connected to B increasinglynegative, and this continues until the insulation gives waysomewhere and a spark passes. The instrument in this form,however, is not used to… … Fig. 46. 54. Wimshursts Machine. As an example of apowerful influence machine we will describe Wimshursts.This is shewn in Fig. 46. It consists of two plates of glass which carry narrow stripsof tin-foil arranged radially at equal distances apart. The 80 ELECTRICITY [CH. V plates, which are coated…
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