A manual of electricity, magnetism and meteorology (1844)
Lardner, Dionysius, 1793-1859, Walker, Charles Vincent, 1812-1882 · London Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans · leaf 82
ed, either internally or externally,at the negative conductor of an electrical machine, suchas Nairnes, the effects will be similar mutatis mutandis. (275.) The gradual discharge of a jar, by alternatelyputting its internal and external coating in communica-tion with the ground, may be elegantly… … temal coating, the ball D being at the same level withthe ball D, and within a distance of it great enough toprevent the spontaneous discharge of the jar takingplace between the two balls. Let F be a small ball ofmetal or pith suspended by a wire or linen thread, andstanding midway between D and D,…
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