Henderson, C. Hanford (Charles Hanford), 1861-1941, Woodhull, John F. (John Francis), 1857-1941 · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 247
not, at this point, discuss intelligently.Chapter XXV treats of Electric Currents, but their con-sideration must also enter, to a slight extent, into thischapter. 234. Conductors.—In Fig. 130 b c represents a copperwire attached at either end to silk threads a b and c d.At e two pith balls are… … 224 PHYSICS an electrified body to any part of the copper wire b c, theelectricity flows through the copper wire to the pith ballsat /, and, each having the same kind of electrification, theyrepel, as represented in the figure. Copper is a conductor of electricity. Dry silk isd not a conductor; or,…
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