The elements of natural philosophy : copiously illustrated by familiar experiments and containing descriptions of instruments, with directions for using : designed for the use of schools and academies (1856)
Sprague, A. W. (Alfred White), 1821-1891 · Boston : Phillips, Sampson & Company · leaf 195
mainly on the surfaceof the glass in the Leyden Jar, while themetallic coatings serve only as conductors ofit. This may be satisfactorily shown by a jarwith m,ovahle coatings^ as seen in Fig. 156. I What is said of the force of induction as we recede from the exciting cause ?What is the experiment… … Experiment a. —Apply the ball to the prime conduct-or, and charge the jar; lift out the in-side coating by the glass tube, and hold itsuspended, avoiding the metallic ball; freethe outside vessel or coating from the glass,by inverting on the table ; place the smallerwithin the larger coating, and…
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