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dy, although that is the center of it. By bring-ing a pith ball near to an electrified body, we discoverthat the ether stress extends to some distance around thebody. An ether current is not confined to the conductingwire, although that is the center of the stream. We shalllearn more about this in… … ^MM trie current. The needle will be deflected toward a direc-tion at right angles to the wire. The accompanyingdiagrams (Fig. 162) show the direction which the needlewill take, and at the same time suggest the explanation.Suppose the current to be flowing from left to right, asrepresented by the…
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