Andrews, Ernest John, 1863-, Howland, Howard Newell, 1865- joint author · New York, London, The Macmillan company · leaf 213
charged withstatic electricity, it takes but an instant to neutralize thebodies; but suppose that, by some means, the potential ofeach could be kept constant, there would then be a con-stant flow as long as the bodies were connected by the con-ductor ; and it will readily be seen that the greater… … 198 ELECTRICITY [§§ 330-331 and thus a constant flow, of electricity. The apparatusused is called a voltaic cell^ and it consists of two metalplates, usually one copper and one zinc, with a piece of cop-per wire soldered, or otherwise fastened, to the end of eachplate. The plates are then set into…
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