Modern electricity and magnetism, theoretically and practically considered (1885)
Avery, Elroy M[cKendree], 1844- [from old catalog] · New York and Chicago, Sheldon and company · leaf 56
charged conductoroppositely charged. Its capacity being thus increased,a greater quantity of electricity must be put into it toraise it to as high a potential. Such a method of increas-ing the quantity of electricity that a conductor may re-ceive without raising its potential is called the… … (a.) Let A and B, Fig. 146,represent two insulated metallicplates about six inches in diam-eter, separated by (7, a plate ofglass somewhat larger. Let eachmetallic plate have an electricpendulum, a and 5. Remove Aand connect B with the conductorof the electric machine, by meansof the wire, x. The…
Electricity · Magnetism
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