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 65
eriment 36.—Attach a pointed wire to the prime conductorof the electric machine. The flame of a candle held near will beblown away, as shown inFig. 155. If the candle beplaced upon the primeconductor and a pointedconductor be held in thehand near the candle, theflame will still be blownaway. 363.… … Fig. 155. FRlCTtONAL ELECTRICITY. 235 part of the charge with them, we have what is called theconvective discharge. Such discharges are best mani-fested in gases at low pressure, in tubes exhausted by anair-pump. (Exp. 70.) 364. The Conductive Discharge.—The flowof a continuous current of…
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