Introductory course of natural philosophy for the use of schools and academies. Ed. from Ganot's popular physics. By William G. Peck (1869)
Ganot, Adolphe, 1804-1887, Peck, William Guy, 1820-1892 · New York A.S. Barnes · leaf 401
The positive fluid acting at a distance by induction, drives the posi-tive fluid of the hand to the earth, and the body of the experimenterbecomes negatively electrified. When the tensions of the positiveelectricity of the machine and the negative electricity of the body,overcome the resistance of… … Fig. 261. What is a shock ? What is the cause of the spark f Explain in detail. ELECTRICAL RECREATIONS. 399 The Electrical Stool. 37§. A spark may be drawn from the haman body whenproperly electrified. For this purpose an Electrical Stool,that is, a stool insulated by means of glass legs, is made…
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