e positive and the other negative, they both becomeunelectrified if their charges are added together. Thesecharges neutralize each other like two equal positive andnegative quantities. Hence the terms positive andnegative for the two kinds of electricity. ii8 Elements of Physics. Experiment 83. —… … Fig. 88, Experiment 84. — Let some one stand on an insulated stool andhold the positive pole of the electric machine. No electricity will befelt until he touches some other person. The electricity from themachine is stored up in his body, and when he is touched it dis-charges ; i.e. the charges of…
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