Elementary lessons in electricity & magnetism (1895)
Thompson, Silvanus P. (Silvanus Phillips), 1851-1916 · New York and London, Macmillan and co. · leaf 36
y, before the electrifiedbody can be brought so near as to do this, something elseoccurs which entirely alters the condition of things. Asthe electrified body is brought nearer and nearer, thecharges of opposite sign on the two opposed surfacesattract one another more and more strongly and… … another, leaving the induced charge of positive electricity,which was formerly repelled to the other end of theconductor, as a permanent charge after the electrifiedbody has been removed. In Fig. 19 is illustrated the operation of graduallylowering down over a table a positively electrified…
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