ctor is held in the field of anelectrified body without touching it, the linesof electric force acting upon the unchargedbody produce in it electricity, and attract theelectricity of its opposite kind to the nearestpart of the uncharged body, repelling its ownkind to the remotest part. This is… … Fig. 91. 122 Elements of Physics. If any space is completely surrounded by a conductingshell, it is shielded from all electrical influences fromwithout. By setting a screen made of common wire gauze.over the electroscope, both resting upon a metal base, thelatter may be so protected that upon…
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