Elementary lessons in electricity and magnetism (1906)
Thompson, Silvanus P. (Silvanus Phillips), 1851-1916, Schwetzky, Otto H. L. [from old catalog] · Chicago, Thompson & Thomas · leaf 142
er pair of discs of zinc and copper, andso on, each pair of discs in the pile being separated i Formerly, this action was accounted for by saying that the electricitywhich was bound when the plates of the condenser were close together,becomes free ** when the top plate is lifted up ; the above is.… … CHAP. III.] ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM. by a moist conductor. Such a ^ile^ if composed ofa number of such pairs of discs, will produce electricityenough to give quite a perceptible shock, if the top andbottom discs, or wires connected withaiem, be touched simultaneously withuhe moist fingers. When a…
Electricity · Magnetism
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