Elementary lessons in electricity & magnetism (1895)
Thompson, Silvanus P. (Silvanus Phillips), 1851-1916 · New York and London, Macmillan and co. · leaf 82
-ley den after it has oncebeen discharged. * The honour of the invention of the jar is also claimed for Kleist,Bishop of Pomerania. 74 ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM part i 62. Batteries of Leyden Jars. — A large Leyden jarwill give a more powerful shock than a small one, for alarger charge can be put… … Fig. 45. by a spark actually piercing the glass. Toughenedglass is less easily pierced than ordinary glass, and henceLeyden jars made of it may be made thinner, and so willhold a greater charge. To prevent jars from being piercedby a spark, the highest part of the inside coating shouldbe connected…
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